KOHAT: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Kohat, chairperson Sameena Altaf has said a new code has been issued for making the presence of inspectors in the examination halls obligatory to bring transparency in the conduct of exams.

“The board staff will also conduct raids on exam halls for effective implementation of the code to curb cheating,” she said while addressing a press conference here on Monday.

She said a conducive environment would be provided to students by holding papers in schools that had their own halls and full-fledged laboratories. “The decision has been taken keeping in view the complaints of students.”

Ms Altaf said all new invigilators had been appointed to remove the allegations of accommodating the same old staff repeatedly. She said answer sheets of practicals were not submitted in the past, which would now be required.

KILLED: A man was killed and another injured during festive firing at a wedding ceremony in Kaghazai area on Monday.

The cantonment police identified the deceased as Nasir, a brother of the groom. His friend, namely Sufian, was wounded.

The police registered FIR against the suspect, Fahad.

Meanwhile, the Saddar police on Monday arrested a man and his son for firing at and injuring a woman.

SHO Qismat Khan said the police had received a report about firing inside a house and wounding of a woman over a family dispute.

He said the personnel arrested the suspects, Mohammad Saeed and his son, Sajid, and also recovered a Kalashnikov from them.

The police registered a case against the two on the complaint of the injured woman.

Published in Dawn, November 15th, 2022

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