TIMERGARA: The Tanzeem- i-Asateza, Lower Dir, on Sunday rejected the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s proposal of introducing co-education in primary schools and appointment of only female teachers in it.

A meeting in this regard was held at Khall which was attended by members of Tanzeem-i-Asateza. Speaking on the occasion, tanzeem’s vice-president Abdul Khaliq said that the teachers’ community would resist the government’s decision. He said that the teachers’ organisation would not allow anyone to implement the decision.

Other speakers at the meeting demanded approval of timescale formula for teachers’ promotion, regularisation of ad hoc teachers and ending school-based policy for appointment of teachers.

They demanded of the government to give due status to teachers.

OFFICE-BEARERS: Syed Amjad Ali Shah was elected as president and Ubaidur Rehman general secretary of the Dir Union of Journalists.

The annual election of the body was held at Timergara Press Club here on Sunday. Advocate Murad Ali Shah and Balambat tehsil nazim Imranuddin supervised the election.

Other office-bearers include Javid Rehman vice president, Nawab Badshah joint secretary, Noor Faqir finance secretary and Waheed Tajak press secretary. Similarly Haji Abdul Rahim was elected chairman and Malik Faiz Ali vice-chairman of the executive council.

Published in Dawn, October 9th, 2017