ISLAMABAD, May 24(ABC): The ongoing annual exams of the public and private schools in the federal capital may be affected by PTI’s “Azadi March” as the regulators for public and private education sector haven’t decided anything about the examination schedule yet.
PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday announced to march to Islamabad on May 25 under PTI’s antigovernmental campaign seeking early elections.
Dreading the violence during the Azadi March, parents are resentful of the ‘indecision’ of education regulators and have suggested virtual exams.
PTI activists and supporters will meet their leader Imran Khan at Sri Nagar Highway to begin the march — demanding the immediate dissolution of the National Assembly and a date for new elections — and stay in Islamabad until their demands are met. Keeping PTI’s plan and the escalation of tension it may cause in the federal capital in mind, the fears of parents do seem genuine.
Most private educational institutions are located in sectors H-8, H-9, H-10 and H-11 alongside the highway, which starts at Murree Road (Kashmir Chowk) and ends near Tarnol towards Peshawar.
Muhammad Kamaluddin, a government official from the G-11/4 area, told that his two sons were enrolled in an H-11 school and were currently sitting for their annual exams.
He said since the PTI’s Azadi March is to be held on the Srinagar Highway, he was unlikely to take his sons to school on Wednesday because of blockades or diversions and fears of violence.
