Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
71/100
Dawn's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
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Politics
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Large parts of the provincial capital remained without mobile and cellular internet services on Thursday in an unannounced suspension that started last night, Dawn has learnt.
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Dawn → remain → suspension
The move comes as PTI’s long march, launched on Oct 4 from Lakki Marwat, is set to reach Peshawar today according to PTI’s schedule.
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march → come → schedule
The protest march to demand the release of party founder and ex-premier Imran Khan had reached the Khyber district by Wednesday evening.
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march → demand → evening
Though there was no word from the provincial government on the unannounced cellular disruption, a Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) official confirmed to Dawn that the authority had ordered the suspension at the directives of the federal interior ministry.
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authority → be → ministry
The official told Dawn the suspension was temporary and taken as a security precaution during the long march.
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suspension → tell → march
The official said the ministry orders were conveyed on Wednesday night.
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orders → say → night
Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Home and Tribal Affairs Tariq Saeed Marwat did not respond to whether his department requested the interior ministry cell phone service suspension.
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department → respond → suspension
Meanwhile, some major private schools across Peshawar also remained closed on Thursday.
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schools → remain → Thursday
However, government schools, colleges and universities remained open.
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schools → remain → ?
Many parents found out about the school closure on Thursday morning when their children returned home after finding the school gates locked.
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gates → find → home
Yousaf Khan, a resident of Ring Road, told Dawn that he found out on Thursday morning.
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he → tell → morning
“My children were told at the school gate to go back,” he said, adding that he did not hear about the closure due to the suspension of cellular service.
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he → tell → service
“Due to the prevailing political situation in the city, the school will remain closed tomorrow, i.e, on Oct 8”, a notice from one of the private schools read, adding that classes will resume from Friday.
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classes → prevail → Friday
However, Private Schools Regulatory Authority (PSRA) officials said no order for school closure was issued, and action will be taken against schools that remained closed without government directions.
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that → say → directions
The authority has also written to the principals of all private schools, stating that certain private educational institutions had been closed by their respective administrations in connection with the ongoing long march, without any notification from the PSRA.
“In view of the above, all heads/principals/administrators of private educational institutions are hereby directed to keep their respective institutions open and ensure regular academic activities until clear directions/notification are issued by this authority,” the letter, seen by Dawn, read.
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letter → write → Dawn
It said that failure to comply with the directions would be viewed seriously, and strict disciplinary action would be initiated against the concerned institution/management under the relevant rules and regulations.
PTI’s march began from Lakki Marwat on Oct 4, from where the protesters trekked to Kohat on the second day and arrived in Mattani, located on the outskirts of Peshawar, that night.
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protesters → say → Peshawar
While the plan for the trek after Oct 8 is yet to be announced, the PTI previously announced Islamabad as its final destination.
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PTI → announce → destination
The Centre has warned the party against any protests or gatherings in Islamabad.
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Centre → warn → Islamabad
However, the PTI decided to embark on the march after weekend talks with the federal government failed to bridge their differences for multiple reasons, particularly over the counterterrorism policy.
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talks → decide → policy
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