Students attack secrecy of BISE Mardan

From Saeed Bacha

MARDAN: Scores of student activists of a particular student union  on Wednesday stormed the examination section of Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Mardan where they allegedly manhandled the staffers for not increasing the marks of a student.

According to board sources, a group of students forcibly entered into secrecy where they allegedly pressurised the staffers to increase marks in the DMC of a student.

Upon refusal, sources continued, the students got infuriated and allegedly misbehaved and started threatening the staffers on duty in the examination section, adding that officials stopped their work and locked the offices as a protest following the incident.

The sources maintained that staffers clearly told the high ups of the board that they would not perform their duties unless a ban was imposed on the entrance of unconcerned persons in the examination section.

Later, on the assurance of controller examination and other high officials, staffers opened their offices and resumed their duties.

When contacted, secretary BISE Mardan Saleem Khan told that he had imposed a ban on the entrance of unconcerned persons in the examination section and ordered the relevant staffers to register an FIR against the accused persons who created a scene in the secrecy.

Minorities demanded protection

Some unknown armed persons kidnapped the son of a Hindu trader for ransom here on Wednesday.

Keemraj, son of Hansraj a well-known trader of minority community, was kidnapped for ransom from Sheikh Maltoon area creating acute sense of insecurity among the minorities.

Minority community has demanded of the government to take concrete steps for securing the safe recovery of the kidnapee and ensuring their protection.