Stories by Nabeel Anwar Dhakku

Chakwal’s major water reservoirs fail farmers

Mohammad Azad, 57, a resident of Uthwal village, owns a small patch of agricultural land right on the bank of...

Published 21 Sep, 2026 04:45am

Pera drops plan to acquire land near Kallar Kahar

CHAKWAL: The Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority (Pera) has backed off from acquiring 1,568 kanals of ...

Published 29 Aug, 2026 04:55am

Crime Control Department constable held responsible for death of Australian girl in Chakwal

Inquiry report declares constable’s claim of acting in defence “completely wrong and contrary to facts”.

Updated 22 Aug, 2026 08:19am

Prayer leader accused of raping minor girl in Chakwal injured, arrested after 'pistol goes off in trousers': police

Official says the suspect was trying to flee when he fell and a pistol tucked in his waistband went off.

Published 31 Jul, 2026 11:46am

Minor girl, 2 teenagers sexually assaulted in Chakwal

Police official says case has been registered against the accused; police arrest two suspects after an alleged shoot-out.

Updated 31 Jul, 2026 09:40am

Minor boy, mother shot dead, killer commits suicide

CHAKWAL: A man shot himself dead after murdering a minor boy and injuring his mother who also expired at a hospital...

Published 24 Jul, 2026 07:59am

Pera’s proposed project puts fertile land, houses, wildlife breeding farms at stake

Punjab govt earmarks over Rs6.7bn for establishment of training academy.

Updated 23 Jul, 2026 08:49am

Bakarwals keep centuries-old migration alive

The sky blushed pink as April’s balmy evening settled over the slopes of the Salt Range, which were about to...

Published 20 Jul, 2026 06:50am

Three Nadra officials arrested for allegedly issuing CNIC to Afghan national

CHAKWAL: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested three officials of National Database and Registration Authority...

Published 11 Jul, 2026 06:05am

Chakwal CCD incident: Victim's father alleges robbers did not fire, police forced him to sign blank paper

Father seeks action over alleged misrepresentation in FIR; DPO orders fact-finding inquiry.

Published 08 Jul, 2026 12:00pm

3 Chakwal Crime Control Department officials sacked over extortion charges

Official says a departmental inquiry is underway against the officials following a complaint by a resident of Attock.

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 09:31am

LHC disposes of petition seeking girl’s killing case transfer to FIA

RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Rawalpindi bench on Friday disposed of a petition filed by the family of...

Published 20 Jun, 2026 05:09am

Autopsy report of nine-year-old girl killed in Chakwal CCD shooting reveals multiple bullet wounds

Father claims multiple officials opened fire, demands justice.

Updated 18 Jun, 2026 12:12am

Two robbers killed in ‘encounter’, CCD official held for ‘murder’ of minor girl

Both robbers were the same who got into a shootout with the personnel of CCD while looting an Australian national family, official says.

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 11:29am

Minor girl killed, two injured as CCD personnel mistakenly open fire on car in Chakwal

CCD’s regional officer Rawalpindi and district police officer Chakwal visited the family and assured them of swift legal action against all those found guilty.

Updated 12 Jun, 2026 09:31am

14-year-old boy kills younger brother in Chakwal: police

CHAKWAL: A 14-year-old boy allegedly gunned down his 12-year-old brother, police said on Monday. District Police...

Published 09 Jun, 2026 06:31am

Parents’ suicide leaves two toddlers abandoned

CHAKWAL: Two toddlers were left abandoned after their poverty-stricken parents died by suicide, police sources said...

Published 08 Jun, 2026 05:45am

IO booked on LHC order for spoiling probe in sexual assault case

CHAKWAL: On the orders of the Lahore High Court Rawalpindi Bench, a case has been registered at City police station...

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:19am

A ‘solitary yet content’ life in a Chakwal forest

Takwaan is the last hamlet of the Chakwal district, located at the border with Jhelum in the striking landscape of...

Updated 25 May, 2026 09:01am

Chakwal police in a fix over alleged child marriage case

CHAKWAL: The groom and an unknown person who solemnised the alleged marriage of a fifteen-year-old girl, including...

Published 16 May, 2026 05:48am