Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has removed Jhelum Deputy Commissioner Mir Reza Ozgen from his post over his orders to postpone Intermediate examinations due to her expected visit to the district on November 10. The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Rawalpindi had postponed the Computer Science papers of the Intermediate Second Annual Examinations, scheduled for November 10, until November 30 on the recommendation of the Jhelum deputy commissioner.

The recommendation was made in view of CM Maryam's visit to Jhelum and Pind Dadan Khan and anticipated traffic congestion. In a post on X, the chief minister said the incident amounted to a clear disregard for her directions, announcing that the deputy commissioner was being removed from his post with immediate effect.

The Punjab chief minister said she had explicitly directed that her visits to districts should not cause any inconvenience or disruption to the public, particularly students. In a subsequent post, she shared a notification confirming the DC's transfer and directing the officer to report to the Punjab Services and General Administration Department for further instructions.

A notification subsequently issued by the Punjab government said Ozgen, a BS-19 officer, had been transferred with immediate effect. Maryam also announced that the previously postponed examinations would now be held as originally scheduled on November 10.

She emphasized that public convenience and the academic futures of students remain top priorities for the provincial government. "Notwithstanding any acts of foolishness or misplaced over-smartness on the part of the district administration, the examinations shall be held strictly in accordance with the original schedule, i.e.

Tuesday, 10th November," she said in another X post. The swift action has been widely appreciated by student bodies and parents across Punjab who had expressed strong concerns over the disruption of academic calendars.