CHITRAL: The leaders of Students Action Forum (SAF), Chitral, have demanded of the government to take stern action against the principal of Langland`s Public School for terminating the services of seven teachers without any solid reason.

Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, they termed the termination of teachers an arbitrary and willful action of the lady principal who was a foreign national and had taken charge of the institution, last year.

They said the teachers fired from the service had 18 to 23 years of service, and five of the teachers were female and had earned good reputation as they were quite popular among their students.

The SAF leaders said that established 25 years ago, the school was known for imparting quality education as the students qualified from it had been serving in higher positions in the country. They said the incumbent DPO Chitral had also studied at the school.

The students` leaders questioned if the teachers were incompetent, then how the school earned the reputation of being quality institute, and if they lacked ability then why they were kept in the school for 18 long years.

They said the incumbent principal since taking charge last year had started terminating the teachers, creating unrest among teachers, students and their parents. Correspondent