ABBOTTABAD, June 17: Students and teachers of the Government Girls Primary School Kunj took out a procession and staged a sit-in outside the office of naib nazim Abbottabad district in protest against the shifting of the school to another union council.

The protesters blocked the main Jinnah Road, saying that the shifting of the school to another locality would create problems for hundreds of girls.

They said that the school had been functioning in its present premises for the last fifteen years and there was no problem. They demanded that the decision be reversed.

—Correspondent

Opinion

Editorial

Sustainable path?
13 Jun, 2026

Sustainable path?

THE FY27 budget is the first clear signal that the government is ready to transition from stabilisation to growth ...
Prioritising education
13 Jun, 2026

Prioritising education

THOUGH the improvement in the country’s literacy rate may be slight, as highlighted by the Economic Survey, it ...
Poverty’s rise
13 Jun, 2026

Poverty’s rise

AS attention turns to the government’s plans for the coming fiscal year, one set of figures deserves particular...
A difficult story
Updated 12 Jun, 2026

A difficult story

Unless productivity becomes the dominant target of economic policy, Pakistan will continue to oscillate between crises and fragile recovery.
Rough waters
12 Jun, 2026

Rough waters

AMONGST the key potential triggers for fresh conflict in South Asia is water. The Indian state is behaving in an...
Politicised football
12 Jun, 2026

Politicised football

ALMOST three-and-half years since Lionel Messi led Argentina to FIFA World Cup glory, the latest edition of...