Rawalpindi’s district administration has launched a district-wide Rawalpindi safety audit of roughly 8,300 schools, sending teams into every tehsil to check public and private campuses after recent untoward incidents reported in Peshawar and Lahore.
District Education Authority Chief Executive Officer Yaseen Khan Baloch said teams started work on Sunday and aim to finish by October 20. The drive covers about 7,000 private schools and 1,300 government schools, with inspections running daily from 8am to 8pm.
What inspectors are checking
Officials said the teams are reviewing school buildings for structural stability, flagging unsafe structures, and examining fire-safety measures, emergency preparedness and overall security arrangements. Fire safety here means basic steps to prevent and respond to fire; structural checks look at whether buildings appear sound enough for daily use.
Assistant commissioners for City, Cantonment, Saddar, Kallar Syedan, Kahuta, Taxila and Gujar Khan are supervising the building and fire-safety work. The District Education Authority is supplying school data and other support to the field teams.
Joint teams and how the audit is organised
According to the private schools’ side, the district notification sets up joint inspections involving the District Education Authority, Rescue 1122 (the emergency rescue service), Civil Defence and relevant local government bodies. The association argues that such multi-department visits work better when schools know in advance what standards, documents and procedures will be used.
Private schools seek more time
The All Pakistan Private Schools Management Association has urged the Rawalpindi deputy commissioner to revise the inspection timetable. Central Senior Vice President Muhammad Furqan Chaudhry, North Punjab President Abrar Ahmed Khan and other representatives said institutions need enough time to prepare paperwork, review security and complete required arrangements.
Association leaders said student safety remains their top priority and that stronger school security is a shared national duty. They support the audit’s aim but want the process to be transparent, organised, practical and realistic. They warned that short-notice checks can create heavy administrative pressure, and that steps such as technical inspections, expert advice, buying equipment and making building changes often need substantial time so every school has a fair chance to prepare.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Rawalpindi mein roughly 8,300 public aur private schoolon ka safety audit shuru ho gaya hai. Teams building, fire safety aur security check kar rahi hain, aur October 20 tak report deni hai. Private schools association audit ki zarurat maan’ti hai, lekin zyada tayyari ka waqt maang rahi hai. Walidain ke liye matlab yeh hai ke schools ki safety pe zyada nazar hai, lekin kuch campuses pe temporary disturbance ho sakti hai jab inspection chal rahi ho.
