KARACHI: Sindh Education Department halted disbursement of salaries of over 2,000 ghost teachers across province. As per details, Department in a letter to Sindh Accountant General asked to stop salaries of 2,019 ghost teachers.

Following letter AG Sindh has seized disbursement to salaries to ghost teachers. Sindh Education Secretary Akbar Laghari said they will sack services of teachers who are receiving salaries by sitting at home. According to reports, salaries of 144 ghost teachers hailing from Karachi, 132 from Hyderabad, 114 from Mirpurkhas, 464 from Qambar, 190 from Jacobabad, Dadu 102 and 182 from Benazirabad districts have been stopped. Furthermore, salaries of 128 ghost teachers identified in Shikarpur, 89 in Naushero Feroze, 155 in Larkana and 28 in Sanghar have also been seized.

Published in The Daily National Courier, November, 26 2022

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