55pc fail in HSSC part-1 exam

RAWALPINDI, Oct 1: Less than half of the students cleared the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) Part-I examination held under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Rawalpindi.

About 49,313 students had appeared in the exam but only 22,629 could get through, showing pass percentage of just 45.

However, BISE officials claimed that majority of the students deliberately skipped some of the papers in the hope to perform better in the subjects in the second-year exam.

They said the first-year marks were not the final results of intermediate exam as there was no practical in Part-1. Besides, it has also no supplementary examination.

However, the BISE admitted that 45 per cent of the students had secured less than 33 marks.

“The overall performance is revealed in Part-II examination and our board has been clinching top positions in the province. We will continue the tradition in the second-year exam,” said Arsalan Cheema, the BISE spokesman, said. — Our Reporter

IHC summons CDA boss

ISLAMABAD, Oct 1: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday summoned CDA chairman on the petition filed against encroachment on natural streams in sector E-11.

IHC Justice Noorul Haq N. Qureshi resumed hearing of the petition of Dr Aslam Khaki.

Petitioner, Dr Khaki adopted before the court that private housing societies of sector E-11 in violation of their layout plan encroached upon nullahs of the sector, which not only damaged the scenic beauty of the sector but also disturbed the smooth flow of water through ravines.

He alleged that the private housing societies illegally shrank the size of these ravines and constructed multi-storey buildings and commercial plazas over them. CDA counsel, however, contended that it had issued warnings and sought the explanation from the private housing societies for encroaching upon the nullahs. But CDA cannot force them to remove these encroachments, he added. The court, while observing the CDA reply unsatisfactory, summoned its chief and member planning and adjourned the hearing. — A Reporter

Parents-teachers body elections

ISLAMABAD, Oct 1: Elections of the Parent Teachers Association (PTA) were held in different model schools and colleges on Monday on the directions of Federal Directorate of Education (FDE).

The elections were held to improve coordination between parents and teachers which would ensure that students glean the maximum. The PTA function at Islamabad Model Postgraduate College H-8 was attended by a large number of parents. Prof Tahir Iqbal and Prof Amir Ahmed Khan were entrusted the task to complete the election process.

Prof Mudassar Niaz Ahmad (vice-principal), Prof Atta Mohammad Marwat, Prof Syed Izharul Hassan Bukhari and Prof Muhammad Zubair (in charge students affairs branch) were nominated executive members by principal Prof Kazim Hussain. Prof Riasat Ali Abbasi was elected general secretary of PTA. Mohammad Tariq Qamarani, Tajamul Hussain, Ghulam Mustafa Abbasi, Javed Nasir Khan, Nisar Ahmad, Mohammad Zaheer, Abdul Hamid, Alam Zeb and Mohammad Yousuf were elected executive members by the parents. — A Reporter

Nine ASJs posted

ISLAMABAD, Oct 1: Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Iqbal Hameedur Rehman on Monday posted nine newly-inducted additional district and sessions judges in the two sessions division - east and west - of Islamabad.

According to IHC spokesman Tariq Channa, six ASJs have been posted in the sessions division west and the remaining three in the east.

The six ASJs are: Rakhshanda Shaheen, Sikandar Khan, Raja Khurram Ali Khan, Mohammad Adnan, Rafaqat Ahmed Khan and Raja Asif Mehmood. ASJs Abida Sajjad, Zeba Chaudhry and Mohammad Jahangir will work in the sessions division east. The chief justice also transferred Mohammad Azam Khan from the sessions division west to the IHC as an additional registrar. — A Reporter

Hail of postings and transfers

ISLAMABAD, Oct 1: An SP and four sub-divisional police officers were reshuffled in the capital on Monday, police said.

SP Khurram Rasheed was appointed in-charge of Industrial Area Zone and transferred from the post of supervisory officer of Diplomatic Protection Department.

The post of SP Industrial Area was vacant after the police highups posted him out following the killing of an accused under unexplained circumstances in police custody.

DSP Habibullah Niazi, who was recently given the post of SDPO Industrial Area was transferred to Sub-Divisional Office of Rural Circle. He was replaced by DSP Ashraf Shah, who was posted as SDPO Industrial Area Circle.

DSP Naeem Iqbal posted at Diplomatic Protection Department was transferred to Operation Wing and appointed SDPO Secretariat Circle. He replaced ASP Ghayas Gul, who was transferred to Logistic Wing and may be appointed at the post of SP Headquarters.  — Staff Reporter