Govt asked to meet teachers’ demands

PESHAWAR: Muttahida Asatiza Mahaz, an organisation of teachers of the public sector schools, announced new office-bearers for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday and presented a charter of demands.
Speaking at a news conference, the newly elected chairman of the organization Abdul Munaf said government must announce and hold elections for a representative union of the teachers.
He demanded an end to all kinds of political interference in the Education Department. He said the fund of Education Employees Foundation, being deducted from the teachers’ salaries, should be used to set up small hospitals at district level and big hospital at provincial level on the pattern of the Fauji Foundation Hospital in the province. These hospitals should provide all kinds of medical facilities to teachers and their families, he explained.
He demanded special quota for wards of teachers in the recruitment in the Education Department. Abdul Munaf warned of launching a protest movement in March if the demands were not met.