Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved the name of Dr Malik Ikram as the new Director General (DG) of the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE).
Sources said that the short-listed candidates were interviewed first and then their files comprising reports were forwarded to the premier.
Dr Ikram had also served as the chairman of the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education while he was currently serving as a consultant in the Higher Education Commission (HEC).
Sources said that the official has been appointed in Basic Pay Scale (BPS) 19 for three years. A notification in this regard is expected to be released soon.
Federal Government Teachers Association (FGTA) on Monday welcoming the appointment of Dr Ikram Ali Malik as new Director General (DG) of FDE hoped that pending issues of teachers would be resolved on priority basis.
The association said that the induction of Dr Malik, known as a reformist, will bring improvement in the federal education sector.
FGTA President Malik Ameer Khan said the permanent appointment of DG FDE was the proof of pro educational policies of Pakistan Tehree-i-Insaf (PTI) government.
The previous governments had appointed FDE chiefs on ad-hoc basis which proved to be disastrous for education sector.
These ad-hoc base appointments were main reason to incre the problems of teaching and non-teaching staff of government schools.
He laAuded initiative of Prime Minister Imran Khan for giving approval to the summary of Ministry of Federal Education for appointment of Dr Ikram Ali Malik as new head of FDE, saying that now a professional educationist will look after more than 400 schools, colleges of the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).
He informed that earlier, Dr Malik brought international level reforms in the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education.
He hoped that the lingering issues of teaching and non teaching staff would be taken up on priority.
He underlined need of resolving issues including, teachers promotions, seniority, permanent appointment of teachers on daily wages etc so that the standard of ICT educational institutions could be restored.
With additional input by APP
Published in The Express Tribune, October 27th, 2020.
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