{
  "id": 7236659,
  "title": "NA-168 by-poll: Cross FIR against other group in firing incident in Bahawalpur",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/na-168-by-poll-cross-fir-against-other-group-in-firing-incident-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T03:35:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2029691/na-168-by-poll-cross-fir-against-other-group-in-firing-incident-in-bahawalpur"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Saturday night, the Saddar police in Bahawalpur filed a cross FIR against over seventy individuals from the Cheema group in connection with a by-poll firing incident. Complainant Malik Nawab Channar of Baqirpur alleged that supporters of the Cheema group attacked and forced him and others to attend an election rally being addressed by Wali Dad Cheema and others on Friday.\n\nThe Bahawalpur Saddar police registered the FIR following the complainant's report and linked it to an earlier FIR filed against twenty individuals associated with Malik Munir Iqbal Channar, the PML-N candidate in NA-168. Muhammad Ayyub Gujjar, spokesperson for the Bahawalpur DPO, confirmed the registration of the cross FIR, emphasizing that it was simply a report by the Saddar police. As of yet, no arrests have been made from either the Cheema or PML-N groups involved.\n\nIn related news, a joint team comprising the Lodhran Police and Crime Control Department (CCD) announced the killing of one criminal involved in 28 cases during a confrontation near Pull Sheikhoo. The police claimed that the CCD team signaled the motorcycle riders to stop for identification purposes, but the riders responded by opening fire on the police and CCD patrol. During the ensuing exchange of gunfire, the suspect Ramzan alias Guddoo was killed, while his two accomplices managed to escape in the darkness.",
  "summary": "BAHAWALPUR: The Saddar police on Saturday night registered a cross FIR in the NA-168 by-poll firing incident against over seventy persons belonging to the Cheema group. In the FIR, complainant Malik Nawab Channar of Baqirpur alleged that the supporters of the Cheema group attacked and forced them to join the election rally to be addressed by Wali Dad Cheema and others on Friday. The Bahawalpur…",
  "key_points": [
    "Saddar police files cross FIR against 70+ Cheema group members",
    "FIR linked to earlier case against 20 PML-N candidate supporters",
    "Police kill criminal in Pull Sheikhoo confrontation, 2 escape"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The cross FIR filed by Bahawalpur Saddar police escalates tensions between the Cheema and Channar groups, allowing authorities to potentially take action against supporters on both sides.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}