Teachers protest sports officials' attitude in Khar.

KHAR -- The teachers and students of several government high schools staged a protest demonstration on Khar-Peshawar highway against the alleged misbehaviour of Bajaur Sports Complex officials with some teachers during a match of inter-school annual sports festival, which started on Saturday.

They also blocked the highway to traffic for several hours. They alleged that the teachers were sitting at the sports complex to watch and monitor the match being played between students of two schools when some officials of the sports complex asked them to leave the place as it was only for senior officials.

They protesters alleged the sports officials also used derogatory language against the teachers. They said that the sports complex officials had failed to fulfil their commitment to give due respect to the teachers.

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They claimed that there were no sitting facilities for the students and teachers at the complex. They said that the education department had paid funds to the sports complex management for arranging the games and facilitating the student players and their teachers.

They urged the local administration to launch an inquiry into the...