PESHAWAR
KP Assembly was told here Monday by the Education Minister Arshad Ayub that before PTI Govt 2013 teachers were recruited in different schools lacking merit.
In 2013, he said that recruitment through NTS began, and during the PTI tenure a monitoring unit was established. There are thousands of government schools in the province, with about 175,000 teachers performing duties including other staff, the total exceeds 200,000.
He said the cabinet has approved Rs. 6.5 billion to provide missing facilities in schools. Recruitment of 16,500 teachers has been approved, of which 7,500 have already been posted, and a summary has been sent to the cabinet for recruitment of another 10,000 contract teachers to address shortages.
He added that the posting and transfer system had fallen victim to politics, but three days ago the cabinet approved e-transfer, and now transfers of teachers from Grade 12 to 18 will be conducted under the e-transfer policy. The rote-learning system reduced students’ learning; under the SL system, teaching methods were introduced to shift students away from rote learning.
He said some difficulties are inevitable, and special attention is needed for teacher training; more training programs are underway.
This year, the first, second, and third terms have been abolished and replaced with semesters. This month, under system-based assessment, a portal for Grades 3 to 8 will be launched through which paper assessments will be conducted via computer. He said the government also wants teacher welfare, saying that six lakh children are attending school while a large number are still out of school, and said that due to the deteriorating law and order situation, further measures are required.
Despite challenging circumstances, the education system is moving toward improvement.
Earlier, PPP member Ashbeer Jadoon, while presenting a calling attention notice, said that despite the imposition of an education emergency, monitoring systems, and recruitment of teachers, no improvement has been seen in the education system and results remain disastrous, with increasing dropout rates, calling for effective measures.
Shazia Tammash presented a calling attention notice regarding rising prices of wheat, fruit, and flour in the province. Housing Minister Dr. Amjad replied that he price of flour under contract was Rs. 800, which is now around Rs. 2,400. Bread prices are increased in consultation with district price assessment committees, in which tandoor owners are also represented.
PML-N MPA Syeda Sonia Hussain presented a calling attention notice saying that under the 2021–22 ADP, Government High School Nawazabad Mansehra was upgraded to higher secondary status, but implementation did not occur due to lack of teaching and administrative staff; the school is non-functional and the building is deteriorating even before commencement.
Education Minister Arshad Ayub replied that it was a high school upgraded to higher secondary level, the issue would be resolved, more than two students are enrolled, and the school is not closed or non-functional.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, in light of cabinet meeting decisions, formed a special committee of the House to investigate the attack on the Radio Pakistan Peshawar building during the May 9 incidents.
Law Minister Aftab Alam presented the motion for the committee’s formation. Earlier, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government also introduced the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Adhoc Lecturers (Regularization of Services) Amendment Bill, 2025, in the provincial assembly.
The Chair referred the bill to the standing committee and sought a report within fifteen days. The bill was presented by Law Minister Aftab Alam.
