Two kids among five injured in wild jackals attack in Shakargarh

Five people, including two children and a woman, were seriously injured after wild jackals attacked several border villages in Shakargarh tehsil, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Saturday.

The jackals entered Shahpur, Ferozepur, Syedpur and other villages.

The children and the woman were shifted to a hospital in Lahore in critical condition.

Interestingly, the wildlife department officials said they were not aware of such an incident.

A week ago, Rescue 1122 staff caught 29 venomous snakes from an under-construction house in Alam Town, Antuwali, in Shakargarh tehsil on Tuesday.

District Emergency Officer (Rescue 1122) Engineer Aurangzeb said that they received a call from one Mushtaq, a resident of Alam Town, who said that a venomous snake had entered his under-construction house.

Acting on the complaint, the DEO said, Rescue 1122 teams from Shakargarh were dispatched to the locality.

“On reaching the house, the rescuers started lifting bricks and other construction material from there in search of the snake,” he said, adding, “During the search, the rescuers found a large number of venomous snakes hiding under a pile of bricks.

He said as the rescuers started removing bricks, the snakes slithered into a hole dug for laying a sewerage line.

The DEO said that the rescuers, after three-hour-long hectic efforts, caught 29 venomous snakes.

About their size, he said that the snakes ranged from one-and-a-half-foot to five feet.

Meanwhile, on knowing about the presence of such a large number of snakes, locals gathered outside the under-construction house.

Reporter: Ishtiaq Rabbani