LAKKI MARWAT: The Lakki Marwat District Education Officer, Female, Zubaida Khattak, has appointed 12 teachers against the vacant posts in government girls schools.

An official of the district education department said the new appointments included six certified teachers, two drawing teachers, two Arabic teachers and one each theology and physical education teacher.

He said the appointments had been made on merit as written test and interviews were conducted by the NTS.

“The teachers’ appointment will help overcome shortage of teaching staff in state-run girls schools,” the official quoted DEO Ms Khattak as saying.

YOUTH MEMBERSHIP: The local chapter of Jamat-i-Islami has accelerated the youth membership drive in Lakki Marwat district.

Talking to reporters after a meeting here on Sunday, JI district secretary general Sabz Ali Naveed said office-bearers of the party were making direct contacts with the youth to make the drive a success.

He said camps would be set up to convince the youths to join the JI’s drive against corruption.

“The JI activists have distributed pamphlets and hand bills to sensitise the youths to their role in eliminating corruption,” he maintained, saying the youth had the capability to make Pakistan corruption-free.

Published in Dawn, March 21st, 2016