'Private schools must obey court order'

Dahar wants seminars on rules regarding private educational institutions

KARACHI: Minister for Education and Literacy Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar directed on Thursday the private institutions director-general to ensure implementation of the court order regarding fee hike by private educational institutions and protect the rights of parents and students.



This he said while presiding over a meeting at his office. He said public sector teachers were not allowed to teach at private educational institutions and if they were found violating rules, they would be taken to task. He also directed the relevant officers to hold awareness seminars and workshops on rules regarding private educational institutions in all big cities of the province.



He said that all schools, especially college administrations, should hire teaching staff as per the criterion fixed by the government. "We acknowledge the role of the private sector in spreading education in society but we cannot allow them to create problems for parents and students," he added.