Five people including four children were injured when fire broke out in a house near Peco Road on Tuesday. Rescue 1122 sources said that fire broke out in a house at Pindi Stop due to short circuiting. Valuables worth thousands of rupees were burnt. They said the injured were taken to the nearby hospital.
Suicide:
A 20-year-old man committed suicide in Makkah Colony on Tuesday. Muhammad, perturbed over a family dispute, shot himself using his father’s pistol. According to sources, Muhammad had married a few months ago.
Robberies:
A woman was robbed of 3 tolas of gold on gunpoint in Mustafa Town on Tuesday.
In a separate incident, a salesman was robbed of Rs 200,000 cash and Rs 50,000 worth calling cards in Gulberg on Tuesday.
Separately, Fiaz Hussain was robbed of 10 tolas of gold among other valuables when four men barged into his house in Nawab Town on Tuesday.