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Teachers strike against colleges handover to NGO
Teachers give strike call for Monday: Handover of colleges to NGO
Karachi, Sept 29: There will be a complete strike in all colleges of the city on
Monday to put pressure on the government to take back the notification of
handing over of two colleges to an non-governmental organisation, Sindh
Professors and Lecturers Association President Professor Athar Hussain Mirza
said on Saturday.
Teachers observed a strike in Khatoon-i-Pakistan
Government College and Rana Liaquat Ali Khan Government College of Home
Economics on Saturday in protest against the government's decision of handing
over the colleges' management to a private owner.
In 2001, the government
had come up with a plan of handing over 40 colleges to private owners with
certain terms and conditions, he said.
However, he added, the teachers
did not accept the programme and started resisting it. They were locked up for
their resistance and were beaten on streets, he recalled.
He said the
programme would ultimately affect middle-class students who were not in a
position to bear the expenditures of privatised education
institutions.
For privatisation, the government had cited the reason that
it did not have enough funds to run colleges and that was why it was handing
over the colleges, he said. However, the decision was taken back due to our
resistance and efforts, he said.
Later the government privatised three
colleges, namely St Joseph's, St Patrick's (morning) and St Patrick's (evening),
he said.
He said the teachers filed a petition against the privatisation
of those three colleges in the high court but no hearing took place and the case
was still pending in the court.
On Sept 23, the issued a notification of
handing over the management of two colleges to Zindagi Trust.
Those two
colleges are Khatoon-i-Pakistan Govern-ment College and Rana Liaquat Ali Khan
Government College of Home Economics.
He said the government had already
given the management of SMB Government Girls College Karachi to Zindagi Trust
this year when the interim government was in power.
"Today they are
handing over the management and gradually the management will remove all
teachers and ultimately after three to four years Zindagi Trust will be the
owner of the colleges," he alleged.
Rana Liaqat Ali Khan Government
College is the college which offers education in the subject of home economics
and even Karachi University did not offer this facility, he said.
He said
the college was in a position to achieve the status of university and if it was
handed over to a private management the middle class would be affected
severely.
He said now they were only protesting in Karachi but after Eid,
teachers of entire Sindh would join the resistance movement.
The
government must take its decision back, he demanded. PPI
Colleges will not be handed over to NGO: Ebad
Karachi: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan has announced that the
Government College of Home Economics and the Khatoon-e-Pakistan College would
not be handed over to an NGO.
Khan took notice of a notification for
handing over the two colleges to an NGO, and contacted Sindh Chief Minister Qaim
Ali Shah. After mutual consultation it was decided that the colleges would not
be handed over to the NGO.
The governor directed the authorities
concerned to issue a proper notification in this regard in order to remove
concern among teachers, parents and students.
The chief minister and the
governor were of the view that by doing so it did not mean to let down that the
position of the said NGO, adding, the only aim was that the NGO and the
Education Department run with a clear cut message and in an effective
manner.
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"My comment is in regard to the newz related to Rlak govt college of home economics and khatoone Pakistan.The teachers are protesting .What is the reason before that? Is it only the question of middle class students that concerns them?Absolutely not...The setup of our beloved colleges is anyways weak and simply unable to cope with the growing educational needs .Yes the govt does not have enough funds to run these colleges and these consequences affect the quality of education adversely.Everyone knows the standard of education that is provided by our dear govt colleges.Our college is great but the management does not use its maximum efforts for students betterment that they deserve.Quality education should be our prime concern; whatever the way be and whenever there is a will, a way is also there.So if some girl wants quality education, she can manage her finances in the way that makes it easier for her to affod it. Irequest the concerned authorities through this comment that please , do something to provide for our edutcational needs though it be through privatisation or some other way.Teachers are respectable, they are Holy people.The should let ,if any doors for betterment are being opened! Thank you."
Name: Khursheed Saba
Email: Capricorn_faith@yahoo.com
City, Country: Karachi, Pakistan
"All people know about Shehzad roys organization Zindagi trust. They are doing wonderful works for our country. The teachers and staff of this govt university is against this action because they know, if these colleges would be handed over to the NGO Zindagi trust, it would end there lifespan of corruption and lethargic attitude of the staff and they will have to do work to earn money. It is the only reason otherwise there is no such reason as this trust would be offering free education with a wonderful educational offerings........ So please dont support these stupid hypocrites in there protest."
Name: AMIN
City, Country: Karachi, Pakistan
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BIEK examination Forms announcement
Karachi: Examination Forms of Science (Pre-Medical, Pre-Engineering and Science General) including Improvement
of Division (Last Chance), additional subjects and Home Economics Groups are
invited. The blank examination forms are available from the sale counter of the
Board of Intermediate Education Karachi. According to a press release on
Saturday the BIEK required the aforesaid forms along with pay order for
Supplementary Examinations and subsequent submission as per given schedule: The
forms can be submitted at BIEK from October 7 to October 20 with a pay order
dated 21-10-2008. The same can be submitted from October 21 to October 30 with a
late fee of Rs100 and pay order dated 31-10-2008. Those submitting even after
that will be charged a late fee of Rs300 and Rs1000 depending upon the date. The News
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| Education News | | Updated: 26 May, 2012 |
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