Tag: Multan

  • FBR issues notice to Multan’s ‘richest’ beggar

    The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a notice to Multan’s ‘richest’ beggar, Shaukat ‘Bikhari’, after finding out his assets, ARY News reported. 

    The notice was sent to Shaukat as the FBR unearthed Rs1.7 million deposit in his bank account, while his children are enrolled in an expensive school.

    FBR asked the beggar to show the sources of his income and why he had failed to submit his tax returns. FBR also questioned how he managed to buy life insurance of Rs10 million for his children. 

    Some reports claim that Shaukat absconded after receiving the notice from FBR. A team has been formed to trace his whereabouts. 

    A video went viral on social media showing Shaukat saying that he is a resident of Multan’s Shah Jamal area and had been begging in the area and earning Rs1,000 per day.

  • Video of Police Head Constable carrying differently-abled woman wins hearts

    A video of Head Constable of Multan has gone viral on social media in which he can bee seen carrying a differently-abled woman on his shoulders to take her inside the office of Ehsaas Kafalat Programme situated in Shujabad tehsil of Multan.

    The differently-abled woman had come to receive money from the the Ehsaas Kafalat Programme.

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    As per details, a cash prize for the Constable has been announced by The City Police Officer (CPO) Multan. In addition to that an appreciation certificate will also be given to the officer for his kind gesture.

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  • Woman withdraws rape complaint, says suspect is her husband

    Woman withdraws rape complaint, says suspect is her husband

     A woman withdrew her allegation of getting repeatedly raped by a man at his house where she was staying after “returning from the United Kingdom” to attend her father’s funeral, claiming that the “suspect” was her husband.

    As per reports, the woman had earlier alleged that she had come to Pakistan from the UK six months ago for her father’s funeral. She said she was living at the house of her father’s close friend in Wahdat Colony, where his son allegedly raped her for three days.

    Police had filed a rape case against the suspect and detained him.

    However, when the woman appeared before a judicial magistrate, she claimed in a statement on Sunday that the suspect is her husband.

    Read More: Police arrest brothers for beating sister over her demand in property

    Deputy Inspector General (investigation) Shariq Jamal Khan told the media that the woman had first accused the man of raping her for three days but during the inquiry, she did not agree to undergo medical inspection and also backtracked on the rape allegation.

    The officials said the families of the woman and the suspect submitted a marriage certificate showing she was married to the accused. After that, she removed the rape complaint.

    The DIG said the woman was also involved in different cases of bounced cheques and presenting fake ID cards and documents to hide her identity.

    He said police investigations had revealed that the woman, who is from Multan, has never been to the UK.

  • Peshawar Zalmi is the ‘strongest’ team in the tournament, says Shahid Afridi

    Former Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi said that Peshawar Zalmi is the strongest team of the tournament, while talking to Arab News.

    “I believe if Multan Sultans continues with its [current] form, it can win,” Afridi told the news media publication. “But the combination of Peshawar is excellent when we see their bowling and batting. So in my view, the strongest team [in this tournament] is Peshawar.”

    Afridi said it was a matter of happiness that his team, Multan Sultans, has qualified for the finals. “I extend congratulations to the entire squad, especially [captain Muhammad] Rizwan.”

    The final of the sixth season of the PSL will be played today between Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi.

  • 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.

    Read more – Minor spotted driving SUV ‘again’ in Multan

    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.