{
  "id": 18903476,
  "title": "'Foolishness, misplaced over-smartness': Maryam removes Jhelum DC over exam postponement for her visit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/foolishness-misplaced-over-smartness-maryam-removes-jhelum-dc-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T09:19:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2043049/foolishness-misplaced-over-smartness-maryam-removes-jhelum-dc-over-exam-postponement-for-her-visit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz removed the Jhelum deputy commissioner from his position following the postponement of computer science papers for intermediate students in the district, which were originally scheduled for November 10. The decision was made due to arrangements for Maryam's visit to the area on the same date. The Jhelum deputy commissioner, Mir Raza Ozgen, had recommended the postponement in a letter to the Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, citing the presence of administrative and security personnel during the planned visit. The move was met with criticism on social media. Maryam posted on X that the Jhelum DC was being removed with immediate effect, stating that no inconvenience should be caused to the public during her visits. The exams were later announced to resume on their original schedule, coinciding with her visit on November 10.",
  "summary": "Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz removed the Jhelum deputy commissioner (DC) from his post on Sunday, after it emerged that computer science papers for intermediate students in the district had been postponed in the district owing to arrangements for the provincial chief executive’s scheduled visit on Nov 10. Originally scheduled for Nov 10, the computer science papers for the Intermediate…",
  "key_points": [
    "Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz removed Jhelum DC over exam postponement.",
    "Computer science papers for intermediate students postponed for November 10.",
    "Exams rescheduled to coincide with Maryam's visit on same date."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}