After getting a severe executive order from Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, DC Jhelum Removed for Postponing Exams. On Sunday, November 8, 2026, the provincial leadership dismissed Jhelum Deputy Commissioner Mir Raza Ozgen after papers of Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) were delayed by arbitrary decision by the district administration during her visit to the region.
VIP Protocol Disruptions Cause Public Backlash
The controversy that broke out in the area after the former deputy commissioners formally asked the Rawalpindi BISE administration to move the computer science papers for Intermediate Second Annual Examinations from November 10 to November 30. According to the district office, the heavy security arrangements for expected visits of the Chief Minister to Jhelum city and Pind Dadan Khan were the main reason for the delay. Taking strong notice of the public disruption, the chief minister publicly criticized the administration’s actions on social media as “misplaced over-smartness.” The delay directly contravened her strict standing orders which banned public and commercial shutdowns during official governance visits, she said.
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif removed Jhelum Deputy Commissioner Mir Raza from his post over an attempt to postpone the Computer Science supplementary examination due to a VIP visit. https://t.co/N5QhBjG5NE
— PMLN (@pmln_org) November 8, 2026
Exams Reverted to Original Schedule and New Administrative Appointments
After the executive intervention, the Rawalpindi board immediately removed the previous postponement notification from the papers and started publishing the schedule as per original date of November 10 for the morning and evening groups. At the same time, the Services and General Administration Department issued hasty orders for the transfer of the fired officer back to Lahore. In a bid to restore institutional balance, the chief secretary also announced the new appointments of the officers where Asma Ijaz, a BS-19 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) was transferred to take absolute charge as the newly appointed deputy commissioner of Jhelum.
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