Lawyer found dead in car, schoolgirl killed in road accident

Published
0

RAWALPINDI: The body of a lawyer was found inside a car in the strictly guarded Rawalpindi Judicial Complex parking lot, while a nine-year-old schoolgirl was killed when a Green Bus hit the motorcycle carrying her and her father on densely populated Adiala Road.

According to the initial police report, a moharir at the Judicial Complex informed Civil Lines police about the presence of a body on the front seat of a car at around 9:30am. The deceased was identified as Advocate Sanaullah Satti, the report said.

A Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) team was also called to the scene. Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Malik Tariq Mehboob told the media that the cause of death would be ascertained after the forensic report was received.

The face and eyes of the deceased were visibly swollen and traces of blood were also found when police recovered the body.

The police have also taken into custody CCTV footage from the Judicial Complex and interviewed security guards.

Meanwhile, the death of the schoolgirl sparked unrest among the people who damaged the bus, held the driver hostage and injured him.

However, the angry people set the rear side of the green bus on fire, but police promptly moved and controlled the fire before the entire bus was engulfed.

Chief Traffic Officer Farhan Aslam and Superintendent of Police (SP) Saddar Division Ms Anam Sher reached the spot with a police contingent and shifted the injured driver and the girl’s body to the hospital.

The police have arrested the protesters involved in the stone-pelting and damaging the green buses.

Published in Dawn, September 10th, 2026

Opinion

Editorial

Kashmir unresolved
Updated 30 Sep, 2026

Kashmir unresolved

The just solution lies in India addressing the issue through a trilateral dialogue involving the legitimate representatives of the Kashmiri people and Pakistan.
Water shortage
30 Sep, 2026

Water shortage

THAT the country is entering the Rabi season with an anticipated water shortage of nearly 25pc, the lowest carryover...
Young hearts
30 Sep, 2026

Young hearts

THE observance may have passed, but the message of World Heart Day should not fade with it. The occasion is a useful...
Terror and politics
Updated 29 Sep, 2026

Terror and politics

There is an urgent need to tone down the rhetoric and tackle terrorism as a collective challenge for both the affected provinces and the federation.
Watching the glaciers
29 Sep, 2026

Watching the glaciers

THE latest signs from Pakistan’s mountains are worrying. Suparco says the number of unfrozen glacial lakes it...
Dangerous agenda
29 Sep, 2026

Dangerous agenda

AS the world remains fixated on the US-Iran conflict, elsewhere in the Middle East, Israel is consolidating its grip...