MANSEHRA: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Department has transferred over 100 teachers to schools in different parts of the district under its e-transfer policy.

“We have transferred 106 teachers purely on merit through the e-policy, which is completely transparent and unbiased,” the district education officer, Hidayatullah Khan, told reporters on Saturday.

He said that teachers seeking transfers to schools of their choice anywhere in the district had submitted applications online or via email.

“A committee constituted for this purpose scrutinised the applications and ordered postings and transfers strictly on merit,” Mr Khan said.

The DEO said that most orders were issued to schools where posts of Arabic teachers, certified teachers, drawing masters, primary teachers and other cadres were lying vacant across the district.

“All posts in basic pay scales 14, 15 and 16 have been filled in schools across the district, ensuring quality education for students,” he said.

E-STAMPS: The litigants, students and people from different walks of life on Saturday demanded of the government to ensure availability of e-stamps at all Bank of Khyber branches in the district, as applicants from far-flung areas are forced to travel to Mansehra city merely to obtain the treasury papers.

“The introduction of e-stamps is a good omen, but their sale through the Bank of Khyber has caused difficulties for buyers, as agents charge Rs200 for submitting applications, while the bank also charges the prescribed fee,” Ajmal Khan, a resident, told reporters.

The government has recently introduced e-stamps of different denominations starting from Rs100, while the sale of manual government treasury papers has been completely banned across the province.

However, a group of photocopiers and computer shop owners operating at court premises and elsewhere in the city charge Rs200 per applicant for submitting an online challan.

Published in Dawn, January 18th, 2026