KOHAT: The students of the Kohat University of Science and Technology have flayed the varsity’s decision to collect Rs2,000 per head for allowing more than one family member to attend the convocation.

They also blasted the varsity administration for asking them to attest the degrees, having already signed by the vice-chancellor, from the university as well as the Higher Education Commission, which would cost them dearly.

In a statement issued here on Monday, the students said only one family member was allowed to attend the convocation. They said sisters of some students also wanted to attend the event, but the varsity charged Rs2,000 per person.

The varsity officials, however, said the fee was charged for meeting the expenses of lunch and tea for the chief guest, his entourage, the staff members, and extra family members of students.

ALLOWANCE: The teachers have expressed dismay over delay in payment of disparity reduction allowance.

In a statement issued here on Monday, Shafaris Khan Afridi, secretary general of Insaf Teachers Association, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said the delay in the payment of the allowance was causing unrest among the employees.

He said the federal government had started paying 15 per cent DRA to its employees from grade 1 to 19 from March 1, 2022, and had also directed the provinces to follow suit.

MAN WITH HASHISH HELD: The narcotics eradication team of Hangu police on Monday arrested a drug trafficker and seized seven kilogrammes of hashish from him.

Acting on a tip-off, the team stopped a Kohat-bound rickshaw near Khrasha Banda area and recovered the drug hidden in a gunny bag. A pistol with 15 cartridges was also recovered from the carrier, identified as Mohammad Luqman of Lakhtai Banda area of Hangu.

Published in Dawn, March 29th, 2022