The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Workers Welfare Board has suspended 15 school principals across the province after their institutions recorded poor matric exam results, officials confirmed on Sunday.
A notification issued on September 4 stated that the action was taken “on account of producing poor results in SSC annual examinations 2024-2025.” The suspended principals were serving in schools located in Akora Khattak, Aman Garh, Ghoriwala, Haripur-II, Hattar, Karak, Kohat-I, Kohat-II, Peshawar-II, Mardan, Shehbaz Azmat Khel, Swabi, Swat, Takht Bhai, and a higher secondary school.
According to the notification, vice principals will temporarily take charge of administrative duties. In cases where a vice principal is not available, the senior most employee (BPS-16/17)/acting vice principal will assume responsibilities until further orders.
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KP Labour Minister Fazal Shakoor Khan said the suspensions were linked directly to performance issues. “We have zero per cent results in the mentioned schools,’’ he said. “The department has enough teachers, but we lack specialists in subjects other than Islamiyat and Pashto,” the minister highlighted.
Khan also pointed out an imbalance in staff postings. “We have 80 to 90pc of our staff from southern KP. Each of them wants to be appointed in their home district, which is practically impossible,” he added.
