TOBA TEK SINGH: A fifth grade student of a private school died and two others were seriously injured after a dilapidated wall of the school fell on them in Tandlianwala tehsil on Thursday.
As per reports, a fifth grade student identified as Ali Haider and two others were present near the wall of the Modern Public School located on Pul Paira in the Karke police station of Faisalabad’s limits.
The wall suddenly collapsed on them. Locals, school staff and students removed the rubble and recovered all the three children, but Ali Haider was found dead.
Both wounded children were shifted to the Tandlianwala THQ Hospital for treatment.
FIRE:A mentally-challenged child allegedly lit his bed on fire while playing with matches in a room of his house in Rao Colony on Toba Road in Jhang.
As a result, he, identified as Muhammad Rizwan Ali (8), was seriously burnt. Rescuers controlled the fire and shifted him to the Jhang DHQ Hospital for treatment.
GIRL RECOVERED: An 18-year-old girl, who was allegedly kidnapped six days ago, has been recovered and alleged kidnappers have been arrested by the Jaranwala City police on Thursday during a raid.
Police claimed that the girl was abducted at gunpoint on Nov 6 from her house in Sheraz Colony by Arsalan, Babar and Haider.
Police claimed to have traced the location of the suspects and recovered the girl during a raid. Police also claimed to have arrested all the three suspects.
RELEASED: Six under arrest PTI activists have been released from the district jail on Thursday.
PTI District President Advocate Mian Abdul Basit told reporters that they were arrested a month ago when PTI had made the Islamabad long march call.
They were detained for 30 days under the MPO on the orders of the deputy commissioner.
TAX RELIEF: Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PHMA) North Zone Chairman Mian Farrukh Iqbal has urged the government to restore the drawback of local taxes and levies (DLTL) scheme at a uniform 6pc rate of FOB export value for all eligible exporters, along with an additional 2pc incentive on exports to non-traditional markets.
In a statement on Thursday, he observed that exporters were already bearing approximately 7.38pc in various taxes and levies on their exports, placing them at a considerable disadvantage against regional competitors.
The restoration of DLTL was, therefore, essential to reduce the cost of doing business, improve export competitiveness and provide much-needed relief to the value-added textile and apparel sector, he maintained.
He emphasised that the proposed 6pc DLTL should be extended to all eligible exporters without imposing any export growth conditions.
Furthermore, an additional 2pc incentive should be provided to exporters exploring non-traditional markets to encourage geographical diversification, develop new international destinations, attract fresh investment and enhance Pakistan’s foreign exchange earnings.
Highlighting the growing regional competition, he pointed out that competing countries had been providing substantial fiscal support to their textile and apparel industries.
Giving an example, he said Bangladesh offers a 5pc cash incentive on eligible locally sourced textile exports, an additional 2pc incentive for entering new products or markets, and 3pc support for eligible SME garment exporters, with combined incentives reaching up to 10pc for qualifying exporters.
Published in Dawn, November 13th, 2026
