HAFIZABAD – The four young sons of a poor villager of village Vinni died due to a mysterious TB-like disease while the fifth one is in critical condition. According to details, Abdul Hakeem’s four sons, Sajid, 27, Imran, 24, Wajid, 20 and Sajjad, 7, suffered from a mysterious TB-like disease four years back.
He sold his land, jewellery of his wife and his savings for their treatment, but in vain. He went to various hospitals, but no doctor could diagnose the disease and, consequently, all of them died. At present, his fifth son, Muhammad Irfan, 18, is suffering from the same mysterious disease and is on his deathbed while he has nothing to spend on his treatment.
He has three daughters, but could not arrange their marriage. His wife, weeping bitterly, appealed to the government and wealthy people to help them in saving the life of their last dying son. Muhammad Irfan said he wanted to study and support his family, but could not do so owing to his disease. He also demanded the Government arrange his treatment in a big hospital so that he could get education and support his family.
MAN KILLED IN WALL COLLAPSE: A man died and another was critically injured as the wall of a house collapsed in village Tootra. Muhammad Nawaz, 31, and Mehboob Alam, 13, were standing near the house of Noor Muhammad when its wall collapsed. As a result, Nawaz died instantly and Mehboob Alam was critically injured and rushed to hospital.
RAPE BID FOILED: Sadar police registered case against Nawaz, Waqar and Imran for allegedly sodomising a six-year-old Rehman at village Wingay. A girl foiled a rape attempt in village Mian Raheeman. According to details, Shahar Bano was going to the fields to answer the call of nature when Muhammad Zaman attempted to rape her. She cried for help on which he fled away. In another incident.
MEDIA’S ROLE LAUDED: Hafizabad Press Club Chairman Mian Muhammad Siddique Bhatti advocate has said the media is playing an important role in creating awareness and exposing corrupt elements. He was addressing a ceremony attended among others by Yaqoob Shahzad, Sheikh Muhammad Zahid, Farooq Ahmad Bazmi, Qaiser Saqi, Hafiz Muhammad Aziz-ur-Rehman and other social, political and religious personalities.
