LAHORE: The Grand Teachers Alliance (GTA) on Saturday held a province-wide protest against the vindictive actions of the government against the teachers for boycotting the Training Need Assessment (TNA) test.

Hundreds of male and female teachers launched the protest in every district of the province, including Multan, Khanewal, Faisalabad, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Bhakkar and Layyah.

They demanded the government end privatisation of public schools, abolish the TNA test, reinstate leave encashment and regularize senior school educators (SSEs) and assistant education officers (AEOs).

In Lahore, the teachers gathered outside the Education Complex and marched towards the GPO Chowk. They were carrying placards, highlighting their demands and chanting slogans against, what they described, as the government’s retaliatory actions.

As they marched, a delegation of teacher leaders—Rana Liaqat, Kashif Shahzad Chaudhry, Syed Mudassar Hussain, Rana Ilyas, Mian Arshad, and Munir Sindhu—addressed the demonstrators, urging them to remain united against the government.

Published in Dawn, November 3rd, 2024

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