The caretaker governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani, on Monday took notice of an incident at the Agricultural University Peshawar where the varsity’s admin officer reportedly misbehaved with a student and pointed a gun at his face.

The caretaker governor ordered an inquiry into the incident and asked the university administration to uncover the facts related to the incident.

According to DawnNewsTV, the admin officer of Agricultural University Peshawar physically abused a student following an exchange of harsh words with him.

The admin officer reportedly drew a weapon at him and also threatened other students by pointing the gun towards them.

“Such incidents are totally unacceptable in an educational institution,” the KP governor was quoted as saying.

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