{
  "id": 16003279,
  "title": "Crackdown on ‘ghost’ employees launched in Swat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/crackdown-on-ghost-employees-launched-in-swat",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T00:45:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2038833/crackdown-on-ghost-employees-launched-in-swat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "SWAT: The Malakand division administration on Wednesday launched a crackdown on ‘ghost’ employees, unauthorised occupation of government property and politically influenced postings in Swat, with more than 400 employees reportedly marking attendance at their offices after years of absence. The Water and Sanitation Services Company, Swat, has dismissed 13 employees who failed to report for duty.…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}