India, Sept. 7 -- The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Workers Welfare Board in Pakistan recently suspended 15 principals in various provinces after poor performance in the matriculation examinations, media reports said.

According to a September 4 notification seen by Dawn News, the suspensions were carried out "on account of producing poor results in SSC annual examinations 2024-2025".

The suspended principals belonged to Akora Khattak, Aman Garh, Ghoriwala and Haripur-II regions in the South Asian country.

The principals of schools in Hattar, Karak, Kohat-I, and Kohat-II were also removed from their job.

"The vice principals of the concerned schools shall look after the duties of principal as [a] stopgap arrangement in their own pay scale till fu...