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  • Man digs tunnel to capture ‘jinns, churails’

    Man digs tunnel to capture ‘jinns, churails’

    A resident in Multan dug a long tunnel to capture jinn and witches.

    As per reports, the man identified as Asif is a government employee. Police arrested him on Monday from the Multan government quarter area after he illegally dug a 15 feet deep tunnel at his house.

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    In a statement recorded to police, the suspect said that he dug a tunnel to capture jinn and witches.

    The police has shifted the accused to an unknown place and an investigation is under way.

  • Nearly 100,000 trees cut down in Multan to pave way for DHA?

    Nearly 100,000 trees cut down in Multan to pave way for DHA?

    Netizens are fuming ever since it was claimed that over 90,000 trees were cut down in the City of Saints to pave way for Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Multan.

    However, it has emerged that the trees were chopped and mango orchards destroyed but not for the military-run locality.

    According to a report by BBC Urdu, the multiple videos doing the rounds on social media were recorded last year when culling actually took place. It was carried out by the City Housing Society near Bosan Road among other locations.

    Another media outlet reported that the Mango Growers Cooperative Society had also then demanded a complete ban on mango orchard cutting as the growers were perturbed by the rapid annexation of thousands of acres of mango plantation in the district.

    But with the videos going viral over the internet with the false claim, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) among others, including activists and senior journalists, has expressed grave concern over reports of denuding of mango orchards and conversion of them into an urban property over the past years by DHA, and sought a transparent inquiry into the matter.

    “Reckless conversion of mango orchards and farmlands into urban property will have a disastrous impact on agriculture, food security and the environment,” said PPP secretary general and former senator Farhatullah Khan Babar in a statement.

    “Food security is far more important than building housing authorities,” Babar said while calling for a transparent inquiry into these reports.

  • Mukhtaran Mai to join Aurat March in Multan

    Mukhtaran Mai to join Aurat March in Multan

    Gender and social activist from South Punjab Mukhtaran Mai, has extended her support to Multan’s Aurat March 2021 and is likely to join the country-wide protest on International Women’s Day which is celebrated every year on March 8.

    Mukhtaran Mai is a survivor of sexual assault and had fought to seek justice from the courts. She had taken the men to court who abused her in 2002 to settle a matter of village panchayat.

    A video shared by Aurat March Multan’s Twitter account shows Mukhtaran Mai supporting the march.

    “The reason I attend every march is to represent women in rural areas,” she can be heard saying in the video.

    “I’m [stepping] out for the rights of women in Pakistan. I’ve always participated in Lahore [and] Multan. It’s International Women’s Day. I raise my voice because our woman bears cruelty in society. Our woman is not weak and fight for her rights,” she added.

    Aurat March rallies and sit-ins will be observed today across different cities of the country to mark the  International Women’s Day. Many people come out on the streets to protest for the rights of women  in the society.

  • VIDEO: Robbers steal 12kgs of ‘Sohan Halwa’ after finding cash insufficient

    Robbers in Multan robbed a shop renowned for its Sohan Halwa. What made this loot unique is that the robbers ran off with 12 kilograms of Sohan Halwa after they felt the cash to be inadequate.

    CCTV footage of the incident widely circulated on social media shows two robbers snatching valuables and cash from the shop manager at gunpoint. Another man was spotted waiting on the bike while the crime was being committed.

    When the robbers failed to find sufficient amount of valuables, they asked the shop owners to pack sohan halwa for them.

    The two reportedly took 12 kilograms of halwa with them.

  • VIDEO: Minor spotted driving SUV ‘again’ in Multan

    VIDEO: Minor spotted driving SUV ‘again’ in Multan

    Another video clip of a minor from Multan driving an SUV has gone viral on social media.  In the video, the boy can be seen driving a car with his friend sitting in the passenger seat.

    The MPA plate on the car is also visible in the video. As per details, the minor boy recorded the video and posted it on TikTok.

    Earlier, a video of the same child driving a Land Cruiser on Multan’s Bosan Road went viral on social media. The police traced the vehicle and seized it under the Motor Vehicle Ordinance (MVO).

    It is unclear whether the video shared recently on social media was recorded before or after the police warning.

    The father of the minor was fined Rs 1,000 for negligence. He also submitted an affidavit to the police stating that the incident occurred due to his negligence and will not happen again.

    The boy had reportedly told the police that he took the vehicle out for a ride because he felt like having ice-cream. When asked by a reporter, the kid said he drove to several places to get the ice cream but couldn’t find any, so he decided to head back home. According to the minor, this was not the first time that he drove this vehicle.

  • Father of minor driver in Multan fined Rs 1000

    Father of minor driver in Multan fined Rs 1000

    The father of a minor boy in Multan whose video driving a Land Cruiser SUV went viral on social media on Monday has surrendered to the police. The police had reportedly formed two teams to trace the boy and his parents.

    As per reports, the father came to a police station with his son on Thursday.

    The boy drove the car out of his home without telling his parents, a police official told Samaa TV. The vehicle was seized and the father was booked under the Motor Vehicles Ordinance, he added.

    The father was fined Rs 1,000 for negligence. He has also submitted an affidavit to the police stating that the incident occurred due to his negligence and will not happen again.

    The man and his son were allowed to go home after submitting surety bonds.

  • Multan: Woman declared dead by hospital returns to life a day later

    Multan: Woman declared dead by hospital returns to life a day later

    A woman pronounced dead at Multan’s Nishtar Hospital has come back to life and walked away a day later.

    According to reports, the woman, who was brought to hospital for a gunshot wound after getting caught in crossfire, was declared dead on Tuesday and is currently being treated for her injuries after spending one night “dead”.

    Doctors are providing her proper treatment and investigating whether declaring her dead was a mistake or if she has really returned to life as in a rare situation called Near Death Experience (NDE).

    In NDE people, for all intents and purposes, die but return to life.

    Nishtar Hospital Emergency Director Dr Amjad Chandio claims the woman was not pronounced dead in the emergency room, but a death certificate was issued by the hospital.

    “It is being investigated whether a blunder was committed and by whom,” he said.

  • VIDEO: Minor spotted driving Land Cruiser in Multan

    VIDEO: Minor spotted driving Land Cruiser in Multan

    A video of a minor driving a Land Cruiser on Multan’s Boson Road has gone viral on social media.

    While it is not clear who the child is or whose car he is driving, social media users are calling out the minor’s parents for being irresponsible. Some users also thought that either someone is helping the kid drive the car or the vehicle is automatically operated.

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    One user said that she had witnessed the child drive a car herself.

    Meanwhile, other urged authorities to look into the matter.

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  • Newlyweds in Multan walk 6km due to PDM jalsa roadblocks

    Newlyweds in Multan walk 6km due to PDM jalsa roadblocks

    A newlywed couple on Monday had to walk six kilometres due to road blocks due to the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) jalsa in Multan.

    According to reports, the couple were at Lodhran’s Dunyapur tehsil when they encountered several barriers with police and other security personnel, asking them to stop their vehicle. The groom with his ‘barat’ had to park their cars on the side of a road from where they went to their destination on foot. 

    Shipping containers and heavy vehicles were parked at different spots around Multan as a security measure, while mobile phone services were also suspended inconveniencing locals.

  • Engineering graduate from NUST sets up fruit stall during lockdown

    Engineering graduate from NUST sets up fruit stall during lockdown

    An engineering graduate of the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) Usman Ashraf set up a fruit stall during the lockdown to support his family and gain experience.

    Speaking to Independent Urdu, Usman said that he sold fruits to learn about public interaction, customer dealing and communication skills.

    “I wanted to implement all the courses that I learnt in the university in a real-life scenario so I decided to do set up a fruit stall”, added Usman.

    Usman also wanted to learn about the difficulties that roadside vendors face daily and the challenges of the buyers.

    “During this time, I faced a lot of troubles. Sometimes people would say mean things to me but I think if a person works hard and do it with fair means then there is nothing wrong in it.”

    Usman is now looking for a job in his field.