Different educational institutions of Karak district received threatening letters from suspected militants on Tuesday, asking the administration to end co-education or else face the consequences, sources said.
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Militants had pasted the letters written in Pashto language on the main gates of Government Postgraduate College and Polytechnic Institute Karak at night, threatening the authorities to close the ongoing co-education system in the district.
The letter claimed co-education was against the teachings of the religion and therefore it should be banned forthwith. The sources said a week ago some unidentified armed persons had forced their entry into Centennial Modal School Chokara at night and warned the school to end co-education or face the music. Later, they opened fire at the main gate of the school.
The principal of the school called a meeting of the parents the next day and apprised them about the threats. The parents decided to take a bold stand and showed determination to defy the threats. They said the militants wanted to disrupt educational activities in the district, which would not be allowed.
The parents said that these elements did not want Khattak tribe to develop by depriving their children of education, adding it was a conspiracy hatched against the tribe. The school administration also brought the issue into the notice of the district administration and district police officer of Karak Sajid Ahmad Khan Mohmand who provided security to the school.
It was learnt that threatening letters had also been sent to private educational institutions situated in Chokara and other parts of the district.
A lecturer of a private educational institution in Chokara, Nisar Ahmad, informed The News that after receiving the letters, their college administration called a staff and parents meeting which decided to instruct the students to wear shuttlecock veils as a part of uniform in the college. Nisar said they didn’t receive any letter after changing the uniform, but the tension prevailed as the letters had affected the educational environment in the district.
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