13-year-old girl killed by stray dogs near Bahawalnagar
A 13-year-old girl died after a pack of stray dogs attacked her in a rural area of Bahawalnagar district. The district administration has said an operation against stray dogs will begin immediately.
- A 13-year-old girl, Rehana, died in a stray dog attack in Chak Yaseen, Bahawalnagar district.
- Residents demand an emergency campaign against stray dogs and help for the family.
- The district administration says an operation against stray dogs will start immediately.
A 13-year-old girl was killed after a pack of stray dogs attacked her in a rural area of Bahawalnagar district, Minute Mirror reported. Residents have demanded urgent action over the growing number of stray animals.
The incident took place in Chak Yaseen, Mouza Akoka Hathar, on the outskirts of Bahawalnagar. The girl, identified as Rehana, was reportedly going from her home to a local madrassa for religious classes when more than a dozen stray dogs surrounded her in an isolated spot.
According to local sources, the animals left her with severe injuries. Residents rushed to the place after hearing her cries, but she died at the scene.
Her body was handed over to the family after the necessary formalities. The funeral prayer was held in her native village and was attended by residents, community elders and officials of the district and tehsil administrations. Bahawalnagar Deputy Commissioner Syed Abbas Raza attended and offered condolences to the family. She was buried in the local graveyard.
Local people said stray dog attacks had injured children and passersby in the past, and parents are now worried about their children's safety on the way to schools and religious institutions.
Residents have called on the Punjab Chief Minister, the Commissioner of Bahawalpur Division and the Deputy Commissioner of Bahawalnagar to take immediate notice. They are asking for an emergency campaign to control stray dogs across the district, accountability of the departments concerned, financial assistance for the victim's family, and safer routes for children travelling to schools and madrassas.
The district administration has assured residents that an operation against stray dogs will be launched immediately.
Why it matters
Families in rural and urban Punjab, particularly those whose children walk to school or madrassa, are concerned about stray dogs. Residents of Bahawalnagar say earlier attacks had injured children and passersby. The administration's promised operation and the residents' demands for safer routes bear directly on how children travel to classes in the district.
