Lahore: The body of a newborn girl was found in the canal in Thokar Niaz Baig area. The decomposed body appears to be two to three days old. Some passers-by saw the body in the canal and informed the police. It was suspected that the unknown woman had thrown the body of her illegitimate child in the canal. The body was shifted to the mortuary.
Illegal weapons recovered
In a major crackdown against illegal arms trafficking, the Punjab Police has seized a large consignment of illegal arms across the province this year. Punjab Police recovered at least 1581 Kalashnikovs, 39,818 pistols, 3398 guns, 2982 rifles and 744 revolvers from the accused. 127 Kalashnikovs, 8,543 pistols, 593 rifles, 323 guns and 100 revolvers and around 48,000 bullets and hundreds of cartridges were recovered from the possession of the accused in the provincial capital.