BAHAWALPUR: A woman was mauled to death while a minor seminary boy suffered serious wounds by a pack of dogs in two separate incidents in Vehari and Lodhran districts, respectively.
According to Mailsi police of district Lodhran, Naziran Mai (60), a resident of Basti Nealanwali in the suburbs of Dakotal town, had gone to hospital to meet her ailing daughter. On her way back to her house, she was attacked by a pack of 15 stray dogs.
They mauled her as they continuously attacked her, resulting in her death on the spot.
On receiving the news, Mailsi Assistant Commissioner Saad Bin Khalid, accompanied by DSP Chaudhry Saeed Sial, reached the scene. Naziran’s family refused to shift her body to hospital for a post-mortem and took their house for her burial. They did not register the complaint. However, after the incident, the AC Mailsi asked the municipal committee to launch an operation against stray dogs.
In the second incident, a six-year-old boy Zohaib was coming back from his seminary. He was attacked by stray dogs. He suffered serious sounds on his head and legs. He was rushed to the THQ Hospital Kahrore Pucca.
Published in DAWN on January 4, 2025.
