Pakistan

Stance: Awan says PPP to resist privatisation

Awan says the students and teachers are not alone anymore, as the PPP backs them now.

Express December 12, 2010

Federal Minister for Law Dr Babar Awan said on Saturday that the Pakistan Peoples Party would not allow the privatisation of public colleges in Punjab. He said that the PPP would extend full support to teachers and students in their movement against the formation of autonomous boards of governors in schools and colleges.

He was addressing a press conference at the residence of Haji Azizur Rehman Chan on Saturday.

Several leaders of teachers’ and students’ unions were present on the occasion.

Awan said police officials involved in beating of students and teachers protesting in front of the Punjab Assembly should be prosecuted. He also suggested the provincial government to hold student unions elections and offered his ministry’s assistance in case it was needed.

Awan accused the provincial government of launching Ashiana Housing Scheme for low-income people to benefit five property dealers. He vowed to disclose their names very soon.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 12th, 2010.

COMMENTS (12)

jbutt | 13 years ago | Reply PPP has ruined education in the past by nationalizing schools & colleges. Its in the best interest of this feudal party to keep the masses uneducated. Someone ask these peoplist leaders why don't they send their own kids to govt schools?

Anjum H | 13 years ago | Reply Fine don't privatize them but fix the damn thing so that they provide quality education. The debate the ppp and pmln are engaging in is totally wrong. It should not be about who owns the Ed insitition but rather what quality of Ed will it provide...

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Ch Allah Daad | 13 years ago | Reply First PPP government destroyed educational institutes through nationalsation policy and when someone has stood against the tide and wanted to fix the system, PPP is once again erecting hurdles in his path.

Syed Nadir El-Edroos | 13 years ago | Reply Though the political opportunism is pretty obvious, the possible privatization of educational institutions is completely unacceptable!

Sajjad Ashraf | 13 years ago | Reply No one is privatizing. Understand that BOG is meant to bring management closer to the stakeholders and I am sure will have representation from all parties including the teachers. BOG's type bodies exist in the best educational institutions of the world. For God's sake do not politicize a perfectly sensible move for growth of educational institutions in the country.

Farhan | 13 years ago | Reply They are not privatizing colleges. They are only restructuring

Ammar | 13 years ago | Reply Well said Babar Awan. Those who support large-scale privatization are completely out of touch with the problems of the average student in Pakistan.

The Only Normal Person Here. | 13 years ago | Reply PPP "can not" allow privatization of college or any other organisation for that matter... due to its ideology.

Mohammad naeem | 13 years ago | Reply No privatization and commercialization of educational instgtutes acptable

Prof Manzoor Awan | 13 years ago | Reply With such utterances, Mr Babar Awan is doing a service to Sharif brothers, and at the same time further alienating people from PPP. Saner elements in his party need to act. I have no political affiliation, and this suggestion is in the greater benefit of the country.

majid maqsood | 13 years ago | Reply well done awan!

Nadeem Ahmed | 13 years ago | Reply The PPP's reply to PML(N). You oppose RGST, we oppose educational reforms. At the end of day, both will compromise in the best interest of country and people will be cursing themselves for electing these bunch of hypocrats.

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