illagers lock school over unfilled promise of job for land donor.

NOWSHERA -- Villagers in Titara area of Pabbi in Nowshera on Friday locked the school in protest over unfulfilled promise with a widow who had donated land for the school building. Due to closure of Government Primary School No2 Titara, the students attended their classes outside the school gate. The widow of Faqir Muhammad had donated two-kanal land for the school and got promise from the concerned authorities that a close relative will be given government job in the school. However, the villagers said, the promise remained unfulfilled and they protested over the issue to bring it into the notice of concerned authorities. The villagers said since the construction of the school, the widow is constantly requesting the Elementary and Secondary Education Department to fulfil its responsibility, but nothing is happening.

They alleged that the...

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