Chiniot | Pakistan

Punjab Secretary for Mines and Minerals, Pervaiz Iqbal, visited Chiniot on Monday to review progress on land acquisition for a proposed steel mill project aimed at utilising the district’s iron ore reserves.

LAHORE: Six security guards were injured when an attacker opened fire outside an Ahmadi community’s worship place in Chenab Nagar, Chiniot district, on Friday. Shortly after the shooting, two policemen depl­oyed on the opposite side of the road retaliated and killed him. CCTV footage showed a suspect carrying a pistol approached the worship place, Baitul Mehdi, in Rab­wah and opened fire on the security guards, who were volunteers from the community. Six gu­a­­­rds were injured, but they managed to close the main gate of the worship place. The injured guards were shifted to a nearby hospital where four were reported to be stable while two remained critical. Police shifted the body of the attacker to the morgue. Attack condemned Ahmadi community spo­k­e­sperson Aamir Mahm­ood condemned the attack, saying that continuous hate speeches were being made against the community. He urged the state to take notice of such hateful rhetoric and take strict action against those responsible. He demanded effective measures ...

CHINIOT - The Chenab River has reached a historic high flood tide of 855,500 cusecs in Chiniot, with the water level continuously decreasing.

CHINIOT - Rescue 1122 has been put on high alert throughout Chiniot district during Muharram-ul-Haram on the instructions of Secretary Emergency Services Department Dr.