TOBA TEK SINGH: A ninth grade student was seriously wounded when the dilapidated roof of a classroom of a private school collapsed at Chak 132-RB, Sahuwala, of Chak Jhumra tehsil on Tuesday.

As per the school administration, no other student was present in the classroom when its roof caved in at Alflah Grammar School.

The injured student, identified as Sajjad Zahid (14), was shifted to Chak Jhumra THQ Hospital.

On the direction of the Faisalabad District Education Authority CEO, the school’s building has been sealed and further legal action against its administration has been ordered for running the institute in a rundown building.

Private school sealed; action ordered against administration

SUSPECT HELD: Mian Channu police arrested on Tuesday a juvenile suspect who allegedly strangled a minor boy to death for resisting rape attempt at Chak 75/15-L.

Police sources say that the suspect, Adeel (15) allegedly lured eight-year-old Zain to fields outside the village where he attempted to rape him.

As Zain raised an alarm and offered resistance, the suspect allegedly strangled him to death and fled the scene.

On being informed of the incident, a police team reached the village and started investigations.

As per sources, the police traced the suspect through geofencing and arrested him within a few hours.

SUSPECT KILLED: An alleged robber was killed in an “encounter” with Shorkot Cantonment Crime Control Department (CCD) team late on Monday night.

According to a CCD official, a team was patrolling near Chak 500-JB, Padrianwala, when it confronted two men riding a motorcycle. On seeing the police, the official says, the two suspects opened indiscriminate fire, leaving Constable Babar injured. He was shifted to the Shorkot THQ Hospital.

The official says the policemen returned the fire.Following the crossfire, the police found one of the suspects lying dead, while the other fled away.

He says the dead suspect was identified as Bilal (24) of Basti Hussainabad, who was wanted by police in several robbery cases.

Published in Dawn, November 11th, 2026