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Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Friday ordered action against those responsible for the collapse of a school roof in Dir Colony, calling for strict enforcement of safety standards and registration requirements for private educational institutions across the province. At least 30 children and a female teacher were killed on Thursday when the roof of a private school collapsed in Peshawar, while more than 50 others were injured. A meeting chaired by the governor reviewed the incident and related administrative matters. Adviser to the Education Department Amir Abdullah, Peshawar Commissioner Capt (retd) Khalid Mahmood, Deputy Commissioner Afaq Wazir and relevant education officials attended the meeting. During the briefing, the Peshawar commissioner informed the governor that the school owner had obtained 16 marlas of land on a 10-year lease and constructed the school building on it. The school was registered in 2026, but its administration had failed to comply w...

The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government on Thursday directed the Communication and Works (C&W) Department to form technical teams to inspect all government school buildings across the province following the deadly collapse of a classroom roof at a private school in Peshawar that claimed at least 31 lives. In a letter issued on Oct 15, the provincial Elementary and Secondary Education Department asked the C&W Department to nominate qualified technical teams in every district to conduct a comprehensive assessment of school buildings in coordination with the relevant district education authorities. The move follows the roof collapse at Al-Khair Education System in Dir Colony, where at least 30 students and a teacher were reported killed, while several others were injured, raising concerns about the structural safety of educational institutions. {{PDF}} According to the directive, the technical teams will inspect roofs, ceilings, walls, beams, foundations, staircases and other s...

China and Pakistan began their first-ever joint army training exercise on Wednesday in northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, according to Chinese state media. The opening ceremony of Karakoram 2026 was held at a training base in Korla city, according to the China Military Bugle, the official media account of Beijing's armed forces. The two sides exchanged counter-terrorism experience, and Pakistani troops observed some Chinese weapons and equipment. Read: Pakistan, China conduct joint counter-terrorism exercise China, Pakistan Kick Off First Joint Army Training in Xinjiang The opening ceremony for the first-ever China-Pakistan joint army training exercise "Karakoram 2026" was held at a training base in Korla, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on October 14, 2026.… pic.twitter.com/Bbl9dppHPf — China Military Bugle (@ChinaMilBugle) October 14, 2026 Focusing on joint counter-terrorism operations in high-altitude areas,...

The bodies of an elderly couple, who had returned from Canada a few months ago, were found at their house in North Karachi, with the cause of death yet to be ascertained, police said. According to a statement issued by the District Central police spokesperson, the bodies were found at house R-93 in Sector 11-C of North Karachi, opposite B Amma Park, within the jurisdiction of the Sir Syed police station. The deceased were identified as 70-year-old Muhammad Yameen, son of Khuda Bakhsh, and his 65-year-old wife, Nafis Akhtar. The couple had returned from Canada some time ago and were living at the house, the police said. Read: Five members of a family found dead inside home in Karachi's Malir Their bodies were shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal formalities. An initial examination found no marks of injuries caused by a sharp-edged weapon on either body, contrary to earlier reports that the couple had been found with their throats slit, the police spokespe...

Netflix is laying off 6% of its workforce, or roughly 1,000 employees, in its biggest cuts since ​2022, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters, as the streaming pioneer ‌faces tough competition for viewers from legacy rivals and YouTube. The bulk of the job cuts would be in Netflix's product, tech, legal and human-resources teams, the email Co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos sent to ​employees on Wednesday showed. "Our mission — to entertain the world — is ambitious, and delivering on ​it requires us to be disciplined about where we prioritise our people ⁠and resources," they said in the memo. Exclusive: Netflix is cutting about 1,000 jobs, its biggest round of layoffs in years as it struggles with slowing growth and customer engagement https://t.co/4kLKUmxN40 — The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) October 14, 2026 "Our business is strong and growing, and we remain ​on track to deliver our full-year forecast." Netflix s...

Major protests have convulsed the Indian capital for more than a week as the opposition Congress party and young people, spearheaded by the "Cockroach" movement, demand the resignation of the top election official. The dispute centres on the removal of 130 million voters from electoral rolls, a move that critics say benefited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party in recent state ​elections, claims denied by the poll body and his Bharatiya Janata Party. What is the revision and why it being done? The exercise, or Special Intensive Revision (SIR), ‌is a house-to-house revision of the voter rolls, launched in the eastern state of Bihar in June 2025 by the Election Commission, to update voter lists and remove duplicate and ineligible voters, before being expanded nationwide. The commission is an independent constitutional body, though its chief was appointed by a government-majority panel, drawing allegations of political bias, which it denies. In contrast to the ...