{
  "id": 16286712,
  "title": "‘Ghost’ employees in Dir, Bajaur health, education depts face action",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/ghost-employees-in-dir-bajaur-health-education-depts-face-action",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T04:58:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2039327/ghost-employees-in-dir-bajaur-health-education-depts-face-action"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "LOWER DIR/BAJAUR: Malakand division commissioner Iqbal Hussain Bacha has ordered strict action against ‘ghost’ employees and absentee staff in the education and health departments, prompting the Lower Dir education authorities to direct school heads to verify staff attendance and cancel unauthorised and need-based transfers. District education officer Mushtaq Ahmad on Friday issued a notification…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}