Slain teachers laid to rest amid protests

Source The News

HANGU: Three teachers slain by unknown gunmen were laid to rest in their respective areas on Tuesday as community members staged a protest to condemn the target killings which occurred on Monday. The teachers in the district boycotted classes in protest against the killing of their colleagues Muhammad Khan, Syed Khalil and Faqir Hussain. Unknown persons had shot dead the three teachers outside the Government Primary School in Kach Banda. The protesting teachers blocked the Hangu-Kohat Road for one hour and chanted slogans against the district administration. The protesters, led by Asamuddin, Kifayatullah, Amjad Ali and othersm demanded removal of the district police officer. They also sought the Shaheed package for the families of the slain teachers. Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Syed Ahmed Jan sent recommendation to the government seeking Rs5.5 million compensation each for the families of victims.

Poor result puts teachers’ performance in question in Kohat

Source Dawn

The students of around 80 government high schools here could not get any position in the annual examinations-2013 of secondary school certificate conducted by the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Kohat.

It is a big question mark on the performance of government school teachers who remain busy round the year staging strikes for increase in pay and allowances and promotion, but never pay attention to their responsibility of imparting good education to the students.

The result gazette showed that only one student from among over 5,000 government school students could get A-1 grade and 164 ‘A’ grade, while nobody could get a position to qualify for a scholarship.

In Keri Sheikhan girls high school only three students could pass the examination, while the result of Lachi Payan town school stood at 27 per cent.

Among other schools with the lowest pass percentage of students were Nakband high school 40 per cent, Mandoori 32 per cent, Ghorazai 33 per cent, Shadikhel 41 per cent and Bilitang 44 per cent.

Overall the government high schools, both boys and girls, recorded 50 per cent success rate. All the top positions were secured by students of cadet college, Kohat, and other private institutions.

The social circles have called for performance-based assessment of government school teachers.