Education move seen as giving joystick to mafia
* Position-holders raise concern over ‘end’ to inter-board paper marking LAHORE: Position-holder students have raised a grave concern over the purposed ending of inter-board marking and paper checking, terming it a conspiracy hatched by a powerful mafia. Four position-holders of Gujranwala Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education have filed a written appeal with Punjab chief minister’s office, requesting him to stop the purposed ending of inter-board marking in Punjab Board Chairman Committee’s meeting, which was started in 1998 during the PML N rule. The appeal, a copy of which is available with Daily Times, has been scribed by the female position-holders of matriculation, including Hadiqa Aijaz (first position in 2012), Nabila Younus (second position in 2011), Rabia Munir (third position in 2011) and Aqsa Muhammad Ali. The copies of the appeal have also been sent to senior officials, including Punjab education minister, Punjab chief secretary, secretary of high...