KARAK: District nazim Dr Umer Daraz Khattak on Sunday suspended assistant district officer (ADO) education on charges of corruption and misuse of authority, and ordered an inquiry against him.

He took the decision after meeting a delegation of the local chapter of All Primary Teachers Association (APTA) here. Led by its district president Javaid Iqbal Khattak, the APTA delegates informed the district nazim about the funds embezzlement in purchase of solar panels allegedly committed by ADO Abdullah Khan Khattak of Ahmadi Banda circle. They said they had complained against him on different forums in the past, but to no avail.

The teachers submitted a written complaint against the ADO to the district nazim, demanding of him to order an enquiry against him.

Taking action on the complaint, Dr Umer Daraz suspended the ADO and asked the district education officer Abdus Salam Marwat to conduct a departmental enquiry against the officer.

The district nazim said corruption in any department won’t be tolerated and resolved to make the corrupt elements an example for rest of the employees.

The APTA office-bearers also complained that the police were harassing the heads of schools in the name of security. They said educational institutions, particularly the primary schools, had no funds to install close-circuit cameras and raise the boundary walls. They said FIRs had been registered against the heads of primary schools.

MAN INJURED: A woman allegedly shot and injured her father-in-law mistaking him for a robber in the Pashano Ghundi area. The injured man was shifted to the district headquarters hospital, Karak.

Police sources said a person identified as Aqal Jan, woke up for urinating on the night between Saturday and Sunday, but his daughter-in-law, mistaking him as a thief, opened fire on him, leaving him injured.

Published in Dawn, February 8th, 2016