Earlier in the evening police had fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse the protesting teachers at the Karachi Press Club and stop them from marching towards the Chief Minister house. The teachers had retaliated by hurling stones at the police.
The cases of remaining 1,500 teachers would be scrutinised, with a decision being announced in the coming days.
Approximately 7,200 teachers were recruited for three years on contract that expired on Tuesday.
A bill was submitted to the Sindh Assembly by the education department for the teachers’ regularisation but the session was prorogued for an indefinite period last week.
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ahmad ali's comment is in fact dismal and Adnan's request for arrears to the governer is a grim reality to which i am a witness and a victim as well. the executive district officer education shaheed benazirabad, pursuing the orders of secretary education had allowed bps 09 to the primary school teachers of both iba and sindh university througout district in june last yeari. but they are yet to recieve their due arrear of salary after a long and illegitimate delay. governer, minister and secretary education are requested to play an effecive role in getting teachers' problem resolved
@ahmadali. mr ahmad's comment is baseless and untrue completely. the primary school teachers were appointed through a highly regimented and rigorous process under the management of a reputed and neutral entity. there is no room to doubt the competence and efficiency of teachers appointed through iba and sindh university. the teachers appointed through test conducted by university of sindh must also be regularised as soon as their contract term expires.
governer ibad deserves kudos for regularising the primary school teaches who have transformed learning enviroment in their schools through their competence. however, through this space i would attract mr. ibad's attention to the non-payment of arreas of salary that have accrued since they were allowed bps 9 in june last year in district shaheed benazirabad. the education department of shaheed benazirabad is unnecessarily delaying the payment. honorable governer is requested to take notice and ensure the early payment of arrears.
@ahmadali: with high regard for mr ali's concern for prevalence of merit i wud totally disagree with his contention that these teachers were appointed on political grounds. the teachers appointed through tests conducted by iba and university of sindh are indeed the abler and meritorious lot ever appointed as primary school teachers in sindh. the education department should have regularised them the day their contract period expired six months back. i would request to the concerned authorities to legislate in advance for the regularization of sindh university test pass teachers to save them the agony their iba friends suffered.
Good job done by Dr. Ishrat ul Ebad Khan, Governor of Sindh
It will give peace of mind to all teachers whose jobs were about to be abolished.
I don't understand as why Mr. Ahmad Ali has objected that that teachers were inducted on political grounds and they were regularized by passing Public Service Commission Examination when the entire bureaucratic process is too slow and nothing is announced and conducted each year and within time limit.
Competence can only be measured with the delivery and outcome.
Any one who has passed Public Service Commission's Examination or CSS Examination does not mean that he or she is a competent person.
Had this been the case, there would have been no mess in the city, or in the country.
The easiest way to recruit incompetent political workers is to advertise contract jobs so that 90% abler and good candidates do not apply waiting for permanent jobs and unable are selected bypassing public service commission and then regularize it in the name of welfare.This trend is alarmingly increased. No one should be made regular bypassing public service commission.There should be proper advertisement,test,interview with fresh and contract participation by open competition and who is able should be selected if fresh and regularized if on contract