Salaries of Rawalpindi private colleges teachers
Teachers of private colleges seek CM's help
Rawalpindi, Sep 19: Teachers of different private colleges have appealed to Punjab Chief
Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif to intervene into the matter of their
salaries, as they were underpaid as compared to fee structures of
students. A number of teachers imparting
education to students in different private colleges, said that
the college administrations raise the fee structure as per their
requirements, however the salaries of the teachers have never been increased. They
also claimed that private colleges do not follow any specific code of
conduct and were applying their own rules and regulations in the
campuses. Muahmmed Zahid, a private college lecturer said that he is working as lecturer at a meagre salary for the last two
years. He said that the college administration had time and again
raised the fee structures of the students, but the salaries of the
teachers have never been raised. On the other hand the female
lecturers claimed that the college administrations adopt a
discriminatory attitude towards them as far as matter of salaries was
concerned. Huma Hayyat, a lecturer in the private college said, "There
is a huge difference between the salaries of male and female staff." According
to the sources of a private college administration, the information and
the salaries of the staff mentioned in the record of the district
officer (colleges) is much better and none of the lecturer's salary is
less than Rs15,000 in that record. But in reality the lecturers are
getting around Rs5,000 to Rs7,000 per month only. Hamid Nawaz, the owner of a private college situated at
6th Road said, "It is totally wrong that we gave wrong information
regarding salaries in the record of the district officer (colleges). We
are giving salaries to the teachers according to their qualification
and expertise." District Officer (Colleges) Ulfat Mehmood
Janjua said, "Private colleges provide us
fake information in different aspects." He said that only a limited
number of colleges in the Rawalpindi division are following the set
code of conduct and as for as the matter of salaries is concerned, the
salaries they showed in the college records was much higher as compared
to the payments made to the lecturers. When asked what sort of
action the district officer colleges can take to rectify the situation,
Ulfat Mehmood Janjua said, "We are helpless to take action against
them, as they use their political sources."
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Principal-teachers row all time high
Rawalpindi: The row between the principal and the teaching as well as non-teaching
staff of the Divisional Public School and College (DPSC), Rawalpindi,
has further aggravated, putting the future of 1,730 students at stake. Chairman
of the executive committee, head of junior section, 16 low cadre
staffers and as many as 50 teachers have threatened to resign against,
what they alleged, misconduct, abusive and threatening attitude of
Principal Dr. Muhammad Ubaidullah. Around 90 per cent female teachers
and 10 per cent male teachers are teaching in the DPSC being run under
the administrative control of the commissioner, Rawalpindi. Principal
Divisional Public School and College (DPSC) Dr Muhammad Ubaidullah said that all teaching and non-teaching
staff members are against him because he wants better performance from
them. He claims that he showed better results and the number of
students also increased in the institution. He said that he did not use
abusive language against any teaching or non-teaching staff, adding, "I
feel suffocation upon seeing indiscipline." The situation is
directly affecting the students, many parents complained.
The principal is illegally occupying the seat as his tenure has already
expired on January 5, 2009. The city district government had not
extended his term nor issued any new contract to the principal to
continue his job, sources said. Commissioner Rawalpindi
Division Captain (r) Zahid Saeed, who is also the chairman Board of
Governors (BoG) of the DPSC confirmed that the tenure of the principal had ended some 8 months ago. He said
that the BoG is scheduled to meet on July 18, but due to official work
they cancelled the meeting. Now BoG has decided to hold the meeting
after Eid in which it would be decided whether the principal would
continue working or not, he said. He said that unrest in the
institution could not be tolerated adding that the management would do
whatever is in the interest of students. Life Time BoG member
and adviser to Chief Minister Punjab Saeed Mehdi admitted the fact that
he received many complaints against the principal. He said that several parents also complained that he used vulgar language
against them. "They were busy in the holy month of Ramazan. The BoG
meeting would be held just after Eidul Fitr and they would decide
whether he would continue or not," he said. PML-N MPA Raja
Muhammad Hanif said that some people are
blaming him for backing the principal, which is wrong. "We want to
appoint a better person in place of Dr Muhammad Ubaidullah in the
school in the best interest of students," he said adding that several
teachers complained to him against the principal for his misconduct and
abusive language. He said that the management should take action
against him and appoint a better person for the sake of students, he
added. DPSC Executive Committee Chairman Aziz Ahmed Hashmi said
that he would tender his resignation in a few days, saying
that he could not accept such intolerable attitude of the principal
against teachers and staff members. "All teaching and non-teaching
staff members are ready to resign because of the abusive language of
the principal," he added. "The principal blackmails teachers by
appointing them on ad hoc basis for three months to keep them under the
thumb." He said teaching and non-teaching staff members have complained
against him. "I wrote many letters to the principal to get his stance
but he never bothered to respond," Hashmi said. One of the
former section heads of DPSC on condition of anonymity said that the principal had terminated her services without any reason and
without any notice, while she was regular in her service for the last
10 years. "The only mistake I committed was that I refused to accept
his unbecoming conduct," she said, adding that she visited members of
the Board of Governors as well as the commissioner but nobody showed
any sympathy to her. Junior Section Head (DPSC) Nilofer Jaffery
said that all her staff members have threatened to resign. "Right from
a peon to a section head are concerned about their job security," she
said adding that the principal threatens her to cover up all his
wrongdoings, "which I could not." She added that children start weeping
after the principal frequently uses abusive language against teachers
in classrooms. The principal also issues warning letters to teachers on
petty issues, she said. DPSC Bursar (finance in-charge) Tanvir
Ali expressed his deep apprehensions over the worst ever atmosphere in
the school. "All the non-teaching staff is frustrated and many of them
are ready to resign because they could not afford Rs1,000 deduction in
their monthly salaries as a punishment." He said that several letters
were sent to the higher authorities, but no positive steps were taken
so far. The parents in exasperation said that they were not
bothered about who is right and who is wrong. What genuinely concerns
them is the future of their children, which is at stake. They expressed
deep disappointment over the fact that it is quite some time that the
row between the staff and the principal is going on but no care seems
to be worried and no one in authority has taken any action in this ugly
episode. The news
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USAID delegation calls on NAVTEC chief
Islamabad: A four-member USAID team called on Chairman National
Vocational and Technical Education Commission (NAVTEC) Adnan A Khawaja
at his office in Prime Minister's Secretariat here on Friday. During
the meeting, the USAID team offered their cooperation in various areas
including establishment of 'National Qualifications Framework
Structure' for assuring quality training. Outlining the salient
features of National Skills Strategy, the Executive Director NAVTEC
Muhammad Athar Tahir informed the delegation that it was formulated
after one and a half year of intensive and sheer hard work of studying
international TVET systems and in consultation with all the
stakeholders and the concerned international donors and experts. He
further said that to have first-hand knowledge of the skilled workforce
demands of the industrial sector and industry, advisory groups have
been formed. As the most of the skilled workers have to be
absorbed in private industrial concerns, private sector have been given
heavy representation in NAVTEC board. The nation
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IIU observes 27th Ramazan as Pakistan Day
Islamabad: The International Islamic University here on Friday celebrated 27th of
Ramazan, as Pakistan Day. Two separate ceremonies were held at the male
and female campuses. Speaking on the occasion IIU Rector Professor
Fateh Muhammad Malik paid rich tributes to Pakistan Movement leaders. He
said Pakistan was established to safeguard religious, political,
economic and social interests of the Muslims of sub-continent. He urged
new generation of Pakistan to revisit Pakistan Movement leaders' lives.
Dr Anwar Hussain Siddiqui, president of the university recounted
sacrifices made by the Muslims of the sub-continent for creation of
Pakistan. He called upon reshaping collective lives in line with spirit
of the Pakistan Movement. Parveen Qadir Agha, Vice President of the
University, Prof Abdul Jabbar Shakir, Director Seerah Study Centre of
the University, Prof. Zia-ul-Haq, Chairman Department of Shariah and
Law of the University, Prof. Quaiserah M. Alavi and a number of other
speakers also highlighted salient features of the Pakistan Movement,
says a press release.
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Students share Eid joys with kids of SOS Village
Rawalpindi: The students of the City School's junior branch in Harley Street showed
a lot of enthusiasm in contributing towards charity collection for the
less fortunate children of the society on Friday. In order to
gain blessings of Allah, during the month of Ramazan and to share the
joys of Eid with children of SOS village Rawalpindi, the student
collected food items for them which included juice packs, sweets, cold
drinks an biscuits etc. These food items were handed over as the Eid
gifts to the representative of the SOS Children Village, Rawalpindi,
who were invited to the school for collection of the charity. Headmistress
Samina Raja said that on the occasion of Eid we should also remember
our counterparts who are less fortunate and we should try to contribute
some on our part to make them happy on Eid. "Through this kind of
activity, the school endeavoured to inculcate the sense of sharing and
caring in children which will help them in future to become an
effective and helpful member of the society," she said. The
students who contributed for the cause were awarded with the
appreciation letters by the school management for their encouragement.
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Pirated copies of Jaswant book confiscated
Islamabad: The FIA conducted simultaneous raids on five bookshops identified as stocking
and selling pirated version of Jaswant Singh's book 'Jinnah: India,
Partition, Independence'. The FIA team was able to recover around 150
pirated copies. The owners of these bookshops have been arrested and an
FIR has been registered against them for violating the Copyright Laws
of Pakistan. The FIA carried out the raids in response to a complaint
lodged against the accused by the Oxford University Press of Pakistan. The news
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