Panic Grips Border Areas of Shakargarh as Sudden Jackal Attacks Injure Multiple Residents

Lahore (Nazrana Times) 6 December 2025  Ali Imran Chattha 
 

Residents of Shakargarh's border areas have been plunged into severe fear and panic due to a series of sudden wild jackal attacks that have left several people injured. The rural population, already grappling with a lack of basic facilities, poverty, and healthcare issues, is now suffering mental anguish and uncertainty due to this new threat.
According to reports, these attacks are occurring mostly during the daytime, when people step out of their homes for daily chores or to work in their fields. The injured include women, the elderly, youth, and children. This situation not only poses a threat to human life but is also severely disrupting the normal life of the area. People are confined to their homes out of fear, businesses are being affected, and educational activities are also at risk of disruption.
The regrettable fact is that despite such serious incidents, the relevant departments have so far failed to present an effective and coordinated strategy. Immediate and joint action by the Wildlife Department, district administration, and health department is the urgent need of the hour. Immediate and quality medical facilities for the injured, availability of vaccines, and the presence of rescue teams in affected areas are indispensable.
Alongside this, public awareness is also critically necessary so that people avoid unnecessarily venturing towards forested areas, supervise children especially, and immediately report any suspicious situation to the relevant authorities. The Health Department should immediately launch protective measures and a vaccination campaign to prevent potential diseases.

This issue is not confined to just one area but is a serious alarm bell for the entire district. The Punjab government and relevant institutions must take practical measures instead of issuing formal statements so that the public can be rescued from this terrifying situation. If decisive action is not taken promptly, this problem could take on a more serious form, the responsibility for which will then lie not with any one department but with overall administrative failure.
The people of Shakargarh now need not just reassurance, but practical protection. The demand of the time is that the state fulfills its basic responsibility and ensures the protection of citizens' lives and property at all costs.