GHALANAI: The only higher secondary school in Ghalanai has been facing shortage of teachers and other facilities like washrooms and water supply.

Wasim Khan, a first year student, told Dawn on Friday shortage of teachers had been affecting their studies. He said there was no lab facility for students of science subjects.

Akbar Shah, another student, said there was no hostel facility, forcing poor students to hire private rooms in the local bazaar paying Rs1,500 per month. He said the school had no boundary wall, no drinking water facility, adding Levies force had occupied the school ground to conduct training for personnel, which affected their learning environment and deprived them of sports facility.

Mohammad Idrees Khan, the school principal, said he had no teacher for physics and had talked to the director education Fata in that regard.

PRISONERS SET FREE: A team of Fata Tribunal headed by member Atif Nazir visited Mohmand Agency on the special directives of Governor Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan, and met inmates of the central jail here.

During a meeting with political agent Waqar Ali Khan and the assistant political agents, Mr Nazir directed them to resolve civil and criminal cases on priority basis so the tribesmen have trust in courts.

During the visit, the Fata Tribunal team examined all the lockups and the facilities being provided by the local administration to the prisoners.

The team also ordered release of some prisoners from the central jail involved in petty crimes.

Published in Dawn, October 10th , 2015

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