Fifth Grade exam opposed

MANSEHRA: The private educational institutions in Hazara division on Wednesday warned of launching a protest drive against the plan to hold fifth grade examination. “We will close down all private educational institutions and stage sit-in outside the provincial assembly building in Peshawar if government didn’t accept our demand,” Tabarak Hussain, the general secretary of Education Forum, told reporters here. Earlier, a meeting of the representative bodies of educational institutions, including Private Educational Network, Education Forum and Private Educational Institutions Association in Hazara division was held that took important decisions. Tabarak Hussain said it was decided to meet the representatives of provincial government. He said all representative bodies of private educational institutions were unanimous that government should not introduce board examination for the fifth graders.