By Zulfiqar Ahmad ISLAMABAD, June 30: A key member of the board of governors (BoG) of Langlands School and College Chitral on Tuesday came down hard on the deputy commissioner Chitral for declaring himself as the chairman of the BoG, saying he (DC) had no role at all in the matters of the institution. In a telephonic interview with ChitralToday, […]
ISLAMABAD: The KP govt has been proposed to take over Langlands School Chitral. In a telephonic interview with ChitralToday on Monday night, the DC said he had communicated the proposal to the KP government through the chief secretary. He said the chief secretary had ordered an inquiry into the current affairs of the school under
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By Zulfiqar Ahmad ISLAMABAD, June 26: Major Geoffrey Langlands, the former principal of the Langlands School and College Chitral, has said he knew nothing about his recent decisions, including the removal of his own successor Carey Schofield. Javed Majeed, former Deputy Commissioner of Chitral and the founder of the school, in an exclusive interview told
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CHITRAL, June 20: The Board of Governors (BoG) of the Langlands School and College, Chitral, has expressed its full and unconditional support for the Principal, Miss Carey Schofield. Miss Schofield took over from Mr Geoffrey Langlands in March 2013 when Mr Langlands retired after two decades of dedicated service to the school. By this time,
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CHITRAL, June 17: A delegation of parents, political figures and civil society members, led by Professor (Retd) Syed Taufeeq Jan, called upon the Deputy Commissioner Chitral today at DC Office Chitral. The delegation included Advocate Abdul Wali, Abdul Latif PTI, Riaz Ahmad Diwanbegi, Shahzada Amir Hasanat Uddin, Dr Noor Ul Islam, Dr Gulzar Ahmad, Muhammad
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By Zulfiqar Ahmad Former Principal Geoffrey Langlands was misguided by a groups bent upon hijacking the school by sidelining Carey Schofield, who had streamlined the school after hectic efforts. Sources said Ms Schofield had terminated the services of some teachers given their poor performance. But the sacked teachers misled the former principal whose students are
Zulfiqar Ahmad ISLAMABAD, June 15: The decision taken by 97-year-old G.D. Langlands, the former Principal of Langlands Public School and College Chitral, to remove Carey Shofield as the principal has drawn lots of flak in Chitral with local people terming the move the last nail in the coffin of education in the backward area. Background
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Village Khuzh is situated 35KM north from Mastuj (Chitral). The village is famous for its literacy rate which is 93% of almost five thousand population. Geographically, Khuzh is on the opposite side of Yarkhun road, which is the main road to connect Yarkhun with Mastuj. There is a small Jeep-able bridge which is 5KM away
New principal of Govt Degree College for Girls Booni Muhammad Dost has said he is not interested to become female college principal. Talking to ChitralToday, Mr Dost said he had received the notification about two months ago but was still reluctant to take charge despite insistence by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) MPA Sardar Hussain. “This
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By Zulfiqar Ahmed ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: Negating its tall claim of promoting girls’ education and giving them their due rights and respect in society, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government in KP has imposed a male assistant professor as the principal of the Govt Girls’ Degree College in Booni. Sources said the provincial government has issued
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