Firing panics students at Karak school

By Our Correspondent

KARAK: A clash between a principal and teacher of a state-run school panicked the students and staff when shots were fired on Wednesday.

The incident happened at Government Centennial Model School for Boys, Chokdara.

After the firing incident, a heavy contingent of police reached the school and besieged it. The teacher, who had fired the shots, managed to escape from the scene. A day earlier, the principal had got registered an FIR at the Takht-i-Nusrati Police Station against the teacher after he was injured in the previous brawl. When contacted, District Education Officer Muhammad Daraz said that an inquiry is underway into the incident.