Samina Altaf Samina Altaf is the Chairperson of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education. She is a PhD scholar from Haripur University. She has worked in elementary and secondary for over 23 years. She is passionate about integrating the social dimension of the local community into the developmental process of the Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education (BISE). Samina aims to end the existing gap between public and private educational institutions by improving the quality of education at public, academic institutions. Samina remained the only district education officer who took the initiative to prepare science lesson plans for grades 9 and 10 students. During this period she increased teacher to 95% and student attendance to 92% in District Haripur.