Punjab province of Pakistan is gradually heading towards a second wave of the COVID-19 as an upsurge has been witnessed in the confirmed cases of the virus across the province during the last 24 hours.

According to the official figures obtained on Sunday, 203 people tested positive in Punjab during the same period, the highest number since Aug 15 when the province had recorded 210 confirmed cases of the virus. Five critical patients of the COVID-19 died in Punjab during the last 24 days

Lahore has, once again, appeared as the highest risk city where the virus is spreading fast as out of the total 203 new cases, 106 are from it, followed by Multan 16 and Faisalabad 10.

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Man arrested in Pakistan for vandalising temple

A man has been arrested in Pakistan's Sindh province for vandalising a makeshift Hindu temple, a media report said.

The incident took place in a remote area of Badin district and FIR has been registered against the arrested suspect, Muhammad Ismail, on behalf of complainant Ashok Kumar.

According to the copy of the FIR available with The Express Tribune, Kumar told the police that Ismail vandalised the temple in his village of Samo Goth.

Kumar said Ismail damaged the idols kept in the temple and fled.

A Badin police spokesperson told The Express Tribune Ismail was arrested within a few hours of the registration of FIR.

"We are yet to confirm if he (Ismail) is mentally stable and deliberately destroyed the idols."
(IANS)