Zubair Qureshi
The Ministry of Federal Education & Professional Training on Wednesday sent a summary to the federal cabinet for regularization of 227 daily-wage teachers who have been notified from the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) in its written tests and interviews held couple for months back.
The summary was sent by Secretary Ministry of Education Waseem Ajmal Chaudhry for formal approval as it was directed by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in its verdict under which the case of aforementioned daily wagers had been sent to the Commission.
An official at the ministry confirmed the development, saying that that summary was successfully sent after fulfilling all codal formalities. “It might be approved by the cabinet in its upcoming meeting,” he hoped.
He stated that it was binding imposed by the IHC in its verdict that the matter should be approved by the federal government, adding that the federal cabinet is the federal government.
He added that when cabinet approves, all employees will be given joining letters from authorities concerned in the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) within no time, adding that after joining letters the placement of the teachers will be planned after fulfilling some minor formalities prescribed in the rules. The joining letters will be issued with effect from that date when the ministry of finance gives approval for creation of required seats.
Meanwhile, 300 teachers working in Islamabad’s schools under FDE on wedlock deputation have also appealed to the Prime Minister and Education Minister to consider their case too as a bill regarding their regularization “Protection of Family Life & Wedlock Bill 2023” has been passed by both the Houses of Parliament but currently held for unknown reasons.
As per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) once a bill is passed by the Parliament, it is sent to the President House for his signature but the bill is not being sent by bureaucracy in the PM Office or different ministries.
“We are constrained to appeal to PM Anwarul Haq Kakar, Education Minister, Madad Ali Sindhi and Army Chief, General Syed Asim Munir who hails from a teacher’s family to kindly look into the matter and help trace our bill,” said a lady teacher on deputation under wedlock.
We have been knocking on the doors of all ministries including the PM Office but no one seems interested, said another elderly lady teacher. “Are we not Pakistanis and is there no one who could come to see why these teachers are running from pillar to post in search of their ‘lost’ bill?” they said.
