FAISALABAD, Sept 19: An unidentified passer by was killed by the debris of a building destroyed through a dynamite at the GTS Intersection here on Sunday. Reports said the contractor's men had demolished the building for the construction of an overhead bridge.

Some bricks and iron rods hit a passer by due to which he sustained serious head and chest injuries and died instantly. The police have sent the body to hospital for autopsy. The contractor and the buildings department officials, who were supposed to be present on the occasion, were absent.

ELECTROCUTED: Two industrial workers were electrocuted in Raja Ghulam Rasoolnagar in the limits of Batala Colony police station here on Saturday night. Asmat Ali and Shahbaz Ahmed along with other labourers were at work in the factory when they incidentally touched a live wire. Both of them fell on the ground and died on the spot.

Opinion

Editorial

Iran stalemate
Updated 02 May, 2026

Iran stalemate

THE US and Iran are currently somewhere between war and peace. While a tenuous ceasefire — extended largely due to...
Tax shortfall
02 May, 2026

Tax shortfall

THE Rs684bn shortfall in tax collection during the first 10 months of the fiscal year is a continuation of a...
Teaching inclusion
02 May, 2026

Teaching inclusion

DISCRIMINATORY and exclusionary content in Punjab’s textbooks has been flagged in Inclusive Education for a United...
Water vision
01 May, 2026

Water vision

WATER insecurity in Pakistan has been building up for decades as per capita water availability has declined from...
Vaccine policy
01 May, 2026

Vaccine policy

PAKISTAN has finally approved its first National Vaccine Policy; a step the health ministry has rightly described as...
Labour rights
Updated 01 May, 2026

Labour rights

THE annual observance of May Day should move beyond statements about the state’s commitment to the rights of...