BISE's body yet to complete probe into ex-MNA case

Rawalpindi : The discipline committee of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Rawalpindi, is yet to come up with any findings in the impersonation case involving ex-MNA of the PML-N Haji Pervaiz Khan and his nephew.

Bilal Saeed, nephew of Haji Pervaiz Khan, was caught red-handed while appearing in Pakistan Studies paper for intermediate at the Government Gordon College examination centre on March 29, this year. Pervaiz Khan resigned from the National Assembly seat in the light of the findings of a three-member inquiry committee of the PML-N.

The committee had recorded statements of the Rawalpindi board officials, head of inspection committee Dr Naeem Bajwa, Haji Pervaiz Khan and staff of the examination centre.Following findings of the PML-N committee, the Rawalpindi Board constituted its own discipline committee, comprising senior professors from different government colleges.

The committee initiated its proceedings two months back but it is yet to complete its report. "As there is no pressure on the committee, therefore, its proceedings are not time bound and no deadline has been fixed," an official of the board said.

Controller Examination Professor Azam Khalid said as per routine other unfair means cases were being decided before announcement of the results whereas issues like impersonation cases could be decided later on.

The official sources said the proceedings of board's discipline committee had been prolonged as statements of all those involved in the incident and witnesses had not been recorded. The sources said Haji Pervaiz Khan also did not appear before the discipline committee.

Meanwhile, the Lahore High Court had also rejected an appeal of the nephew of Haji Pervaiz Khan for annulment of the FIR registered against him by Rawalpindi Police. The court while rejecting the appeal directed the accused, Bilal Saeed, to face the court in the same case. The FIR did not mention name of Pervaiz Khan but it includes the roll number which was allotted to him by Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education. The News