Sindh 5 sep 2014 The last straw: Teachers’ protest to continue until demands are met The teachers’ sit-in to protest their unpaid salaries since August 2012 entered its second day on Thursday with the pledge that they will not leave until their demands are met. They lashed out against the government, claiming that one Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) education minister gave them the jobs and another had declared them illegal. The 200 protesters represent the 3,600 teachers who received their appointment letters in June 2012 on the instructions of former education minister, Pir Mazharul Haq, but have not received their salaries for the last two years. The protesters shouted slogans against the education department’s additional chief secretary, Dr Fazlullah Pechuho, who in one of his statements had said that the protesting teachers were appointed in violation of the government rules and regulations. Complete Story: tribune.pk/story/758021/the-last-straw-teachers-protest-to-continue-until-demands-are-met/ Sit-ins will not do any good, Khuhro tells protesting teachers The Sindh education minister made it clear to teachers appointed spuriously during the previous tenure that the provincial government will not bow down to their demand of paying them the past two years’ salary. Speaking at a hurriedly-called press conference at his office to respond to teachers staging a sit-in in front of the Bilawal House, Nisar Khuhro said: “There was no way” salaries could and would be released to them since their appointments had been made by the previous government “over and above” the sanctioned vacancies available at the education department and “in sheer violation of merit”. Complete Story: thenews.pk/Todays-News-4-270981-Sit-ins-will-not-do-any-good-Khuhro-te dawn/news/1129881/khuhro-tells-protesters-to-end-agitation-wait-for-court-ruling The scam: One PPP minister gives, another takes away The four-member committee, headed by the education department’s special secretary, Shafiq Mahesar, had submitted its report, confirming that thousands of illegal appointments were made in collusion with the education department’s 12 officials, who took hefty sums in return. Complete Story: tribune.pk/story/758025/the-scam-one-ppp-minister-gives-another-takes-away/
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 11:04:21 +0000
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