BANNU: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Bannu, has postponed the Secondary School Certificate Second Annual Examination in North Waziristan due to the security situation while a curfew has also been imposed in the district’s Mir Ali area.
The postponement of the exams was announced in a press release by the BISE on Nov 9, following the North Waziristan deputy commissioner’s instructions.
A revised schedule for the examina-tions would be announced later, the press release said, adding that examinations at centres set up at Cadet College Razmak and in Bakakhel tehsil would be held as per schedule.
In North Waziristan, this is the second time that these exams scheduled to start on Oct 12 have been postponed. They were initiallypostponedlast month, not just in North Waziristan but also in Bannu and Lakki Marwat.
Meanwhile, a curfew was imposed in areas from Bobali and Mir Ali up to Isha, an official statement by the district administration said. The curfew would remain in place until the completion of an ongoing security operation inthese areas.
The Bannu-Miramshah Road will also remain closed for traffic during this period.
Area Representative and Development Council member Malik Rohullah Khan said the general officer commanding north had issued instructions for the curfew.
However, he added, residents had been allowed to visit markets for the purchase of essential daily-use items in Miramshah and Datta Khel on his request.
He further stated that residents wishing to travel outside North Waziristan could use the Miramshah, Isha andRazmak routes.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including North Waziristan, has been facing security challenges for a long time.
Security forcesconductedan intelligence-based operation in Muzak village, on the southern outskirts of Mir Ali on Monday and neutralised two terrorist hideouts, the military’s media wing said the previous day.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations, security forces recovered a huge cache of prepared improvised explosive devices, explosive preparation material, weapons, and ammunition from hideouts, which were established inside mosques.