MARDAN
Office bearers of All Primary Teacher Association (Apta) Mardan chapter demanded the caretaker government to issue the upgradation notification soon and the pension rolls of former education minister Taimur Jhagra should be terminated immediately.
Addressing to a meeting president Khalid Kamal, provincial spokesperson Taj Muhammad, vice chairman Mahabat Khan, district president Zwar Khan, general secretary Bakhtzada, Tahsil President Taj Muhammad, Ikram Khan, Abdullah Khan, Iqbal Khan, Mukhtar Gul and other officials said that the pension rules of former education minister Timur Jhagra should be abolished immediately.
They said that by not allocating money in the budget for up gradation, the caretaker government has violated the constitutional and legal rights of teachers.
The speakers said that the teachers have not received the upgrade for free, but for this, the teachers have faced tear gas lathi charges and jails and endured all kinds of violence.
The speakers said that the caretaker government and the relevant authorities should issue the notification of the up gradation as soon as possible, otherwise the teachers across the province will be forced to come to the Red zone again like on October 26.
They warned that one and a half lakh teachers are sitting ready for a protest call. The speakers appeal to the Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court and the Corps Commander Peshawar to force the relevant authorities to issue the notification of up gradation.
