UoC calls back all but one guard from SDEO female office
By Zulfiqar Ahmad
ISLAMABAD: The University of Chitral (UoC) project director (PD), who had virtually made hostage 16 staff members including three females at the subdivisional education officer (SDEO) female’s office in Booni by deploying there 11 armed guards, has finally called back two more guards and three officials, leaving just one guard behind.
Following a story in ChitralToday on May 3, Chitral University management had called back eight of the 11 armed guards on Saturday, leaving behind only three guards and three officials who kept occupying a room of the SDEO female office.
The officials at the SDEO female office at Booni and witnesses told ChitralToday that the three UoC officials who along with the three armed guards occupied a room of the office at gunpoint till Sunday, were not seen around on Monday morning.
They said that the three armed guards were seen roaming around the SDEO (female) office on Monday morning and then at 1pm in the afternoon, two of the armed guards also “sheepishly” dashed off to Chitral town, leaving behind only one guard, who is still present there.
In a latest development about the controversy of the disputed building, a senior revenue official on condition of anonymity confirmed to ChitralToday that “in official records, it is shown as the property of the education department.”
He said that the university PD would find no proof if the district administration seeks the record of the revenue department where it is clearly mentioned that the building belonged to the education department.
The sources within the newly-created district Upper Chitral said Deputy Commissioner Shah Saud had also ordered his department to produce the revenue records pertaining to the building, which may land the PD into hot water.
This is bizarre…both the SDEO and the PD are WRONG!!! The only solution to end the controversy is to transfer the SDEO. She should be posted out as soon as possible. Being a govt official, she has not instigated people rather broke entered the building instead of completing the legal formalities.
She is not ready to write to the University of Chitral management and instead pitching people against one other which may create a law and order situation. Also instigating is in no way justified. Both the government departments should not act irresponsibly. In this particular case, both the PD and the SDEO (female) have taken the law into their hands. The PD is sending armed bodyguards while the Female SDEO is taking using woman card instead of opting for legal course of action. Strict action should be taken against both of them, as none of them deserve to remain in their respective position after this ugly episode.
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University (Chitral Campus) was operating in a building at Danin Chitral before its merger with Abdul Wali Khan University (Chitral Campus). The Project Director of University of Chitral Prof. Dr. Badshah Munir Bukhari and his Public Relationship Officer cum Personal Assistant to Project Director, Assistant Administrative Office and Incharge Security should also send security guards to the building at Danin and capture it. Because of the shortage of space for the upcoming admissions of new students, the old building at Danin , which was also transferred to University of Chitral must be occupied at as soon as possible so that new classes can be run with ease.