TOBA TEK SINGH: A woman died and a child was injured when the roof of a house adjacent to a seminary near Narrol police post in Kabirwala, Khanewal district, collapsed on Monday.

Local residents removed the heavy debris and recovered the body of the wife of the seminary`s administrator, Mufti Muhammad Asif, as well as their injured minor son.

The boy was shifted to the Kabirwala THQ hospital.

Reports said the roof was in a dilapidated condition.

Also, in Faisalabad`s neighbourhood Chiniotian, near Gol Masjid on Samundri Road, the roof of a room in a house caved in, injuring Shahnaz Bibi. She was taken to the DHQ hospital for treatment.

ROBBERY: Gunmen looted Rs300,000 and valuables worth hundreds of thousands of rupees from an ice factory in Mandi Bachiana, Jaranwala tehsil, Faisalabad, on Sunday night.

Reports said that five gunmen entered the factory after midnight and tied up three security guards with ropes. They stayed in the factory for four hours and took away copper wires from electric transformers, a UPS system, batteries, a motorcycle and other goods.

SECURITY ISSUES: A meeting was held in Faisalabad on Monday under the chairmanship of Dr Shoaib Suddal, head of the One-Man Commission for Minority Rights, to address the security issues surrounding minority places of worship.

Dr Suddal stressed the importance of implementing the five per cent reserved quota for minorities in government jobs and called for a report on the provision of scholarships to minority students in educational institutions. He said that at least one minority centre be established in every district, ensuring that complaints related to minority rights are directed to the appropriate forum for swift resolution. Dr Suddal also commended efforts for the speedy rehabilitation of victims following the Jaranwala tragedy. Correspondent