FAISALABAD - A youth committed suicide over family dispute, in the limits of Khurarianwala police station. Police said on Wednesday that wife of Rasheed Ahmad (25), resident of Makkoana left his house after some differences and went to her parents house. Rasheed tried his best to bring back his wife but in vain. After being dejected, Rasheed ended his life by hanging himself from a girder of the ceiling of his house. Police were investigating.
Meanwhile in another incident, a pedestrian was hit to death by a vehicle near here on Wednesday. According to Rescue 1122, Muhammad Sajid was walking alongside the road when a truck hit and killed him in D-Type Colony on Samundri Road.
Two drug pushers
convicted
Judge special court CNS Zafar Iqbal Tarrar on Wednesday handed down 9 years imprisonment with Rs90,000 fine each to two accused in a narcotics case. According to the prosecution, Tahir and Wahid were arrested in 2019 by anti-narcotics team with 10kg heroin.
UAF, NBP inks MoU to facilitate agriculture entrepreneurs
The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) and the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) on Wednesday inked a Memorandum of Understanding to work jointly in the area of mutual concern and to establish a working relationship to benefit young aspiring agriculture focused entrepreneurs. The MoU was duly inked online by UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Asif Tanveer, and Inclusive Development Group, NBP, Group Chief Rehmat Ali Hasnie. SVP Product Development IDG NBP Salim Khowaja, UAF Director ORIC Dr Zahir Ahmad Zahir, Principal Officer Public Relations and Publications UAF Prof Dr Jalal Arif, Director External Linkages UAF Prof Dr Ashfaq Ahmad, UAF Treasurer Umar Saeed, UAF Registrar Tariq Mahmud Gill, Product Manager IDG NBP Dr Khurrum Shahzad, UAF Manager Industry Linkages Dr Khurram Zia and other notables attended. Under the MoU, the NBP will also offer internship opportunities to UAF students. The NBP will also conduct the informative sessions for the UAF faculty and students. The UAF will provide an opportunity to the NBP for promoting agri focused financial products through exhibitions in expos arranged by UAF.