RAWALPINDI: Following the removal of the deputy commissioner of Jhelum by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz for his recommendation to reschedule Intermediate Part-II second annual Computer Science paper, the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Rawalpindi on Sunday announced that the paper would be held according to the original schedule on Tuesday (tomorrow).
The deputy commissioner had recommended postponing the examination due to the chief minister’s expected visit to Jhelum.
Mubashir Saeed, Controller of Examinations at the BISE, stated: ‘Thecompetent authority taking into account the academic convenience of students and examination-related matters has rescinded the decision to postpone the morning and evening Computer Science papers for the Intermediate Second Annual Examination 2026 in the Jhelum district, originally scheduled for November 10, 2026.
He clarified that both the morning and evening Computer Science papers will now be held on Tuesday at all examination centres in the Jhelum district in accordance with the previously issued datesheet.
Consequently, the aforementioned papers will not be postponed at any examination centre in the district.
The chief minister removed the deputy commissioner of Jhelum from his post on Sunday after it emerged that the Computer Science papers for intermediate students in the district had been postponed as part of arrangements for her scheduled visit on Nov 10.
The papers had been deferred on the recommendation of the DC, Mir Raza Ozgen.
He wrote in a letter to the BISE that due to the deployment of administrative and security personnel during thescheduled visit, ‘it is not feasible to ensure the smooth and uninterrupted conduct of the said examination in the district.Itis, therefore, requested that the examination be postponed and rescheduled for another suitable date to avoid any inconvenience to students and ensure the smooth conduct of both the examination and the VVIP visit.
The move also came under scrutiny and criticism on social media.
Eventually, the chief minister in a post on X stated that the Jhelum DC was being removed from his post with immediate effect.
She said she had given ‘explicit instructions that no inconvenience or disruption whatsoever should be caused to the public during my visits to the districts’.
‘This is a clear disregard for my directions,’ she added.
In another post, she shared a notification that said the DC had been transferred and was instructed to report to the Punjab Services and General Administration Department.
A subsequent notification said Asma Ijaz, a BS-19 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS), has been transferred and posted as thenew DC Jhelum.
The chief minister also announced that the earlier postponed exams would now be held in line with the original schedule, on Nov 10.
‘Notwithstanding any acts of foolishness or misplaced over-smartness on part of the district administration, the examinations shall be held strictly in accordance with the original schedule, i.e. Tuesday, 10th November,’ she posted on X.
In yet another X post, CM Maryam said she had directed allregional and district police officers as well as commissioners and deputy commissioners to ensure that ‘no market, shop, business, or any other establishment shall be closed oraskedtosuspendits operations on account of my visit.
She added that no residential streets will be blocked or sealed, or any restriction be placed on the movement of residents ‘under the pretext of security arrangements’.
‘Please ensure that all security measures are discreet and do not cause any inconvenience, disruption, or hardship to the general public,’ she wrote, adding that the instructions must be ‘followed in letter and spirit’.