RAWALPINDI: In a speedy trial, a civil judge on Thursday sentenced a young man to one year’s imprisonment and fined him Rs30,000 for snatching a purse from a schoolteacher earlier this week.
Anis Iqbal, who snatched the purse from schoolteacher on Friday morning, was arrested by police soon after a video of the incident went viral on social media.
His speedy trial was held by the court of civil judge Sardar Omer Hassan Khan who announced the verdict on Thursday.
In addition, the convict will have to spend 15 months in jail for his involvement in other cases.
Mohammad Junaid Ahmed, a resident of Dhoke Chaudhrian, had lodged an FIR with the Race Course police stating that his sister was going to her school when a motorcycle rider snatched her purse and fled.
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An official of the capital administration fines a shop for violating Covid-19 health guidelines on Wednesday. Photo by Mohammad Asim
ISLAMABAD: Rawalpindi saw the highest number of Covid-19 cases reported in a single day since the outbreak of the pandemic as 403 people were found infected by the virus on Wednesday.
On the other hand, Islamabad witnessed a decline in the number of cases, with 508 people testing positive. Five patients lost their battle against the virus while 12 were discharged after recovering during the last 24 hours.
Officials of the capital administration said during the last 24 hours, 5,493 tests were conducted out of which results of 260 males and 248 females came back positive.
Gas shortage hits Pindiites hard amid chilly weather
Islamabad
December 20, 2020
Rawalpindi : The gas crisis is worsening day-by-day as the consumers are running behind expensive LPG, woods, coal, kerosene oil in the absence of natural gas amid chilly weather. The SNGPL has announced to close down all CNG stations but still gas remains absent most of the day.
Over 40 per cent of ‘tandoors’ have closed down their businesses due to the absence of natural gas while others are buying expensive LPG cylinders or wood.
In the light of present circumstances, LPG sellers are looting the public with both hands and selling 1-kilogram gas at Rs170 to Rs200. The woodcutters also taking full advantage of the present situation and selling 40-kilogram dry wood at Rs800 and 1-kilogram coal at Rs90. The kerosene oil sellers are selling oil in ‘black’ at Rs150 per litre.