SWABI: Provincial president of Malgari Ustazan Amjid Khan expressed concern over undue criticism by some quarters over teachers’ genuine demand for increase in pay packages.

He stated here on Sunday that whenever there was a call for public sector workers to receive more pay or other forms of assistance, it was claimed that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government was experiencing a financial crisis. However, when it came to expanding the benefits and privileges of cabinet members and other lawmakers, there was no problem.

Amjid Khan and other leaders stated at a gathering that a week ago, the KP Assembly passed a bill that allowed a minister to receive Rs 1 million to renovate the house they were given to buy carpets, curtains, air conditioners, and refrigerators.

These were all luxury items, and they indicated that lawmakers of a poor nation were living in luxury.

Slam govt for increasing perks of lawmakers

Additionally, he stated that a minister might earn Rs 200,000 a month if he lived in a private residence, whereas the rent for a public sector home was only Rs 2000.

According to Amjid Khan, the Supreme Court justices’ housing rent had gone up from Rs 68,000 to Rs 350,000, and a judge would now receive Rs 282,000 more than they did before.

Amjid Khan claimed that the house rent for Supreme Court judges had increased from Rs 68,000 to Rs 350,000, adding that a judge would now receive Rs 282,000 more than they did previously.

He said since they were also impacted by the high rate of inflation, they called for increases in public sector salaries and housing rent.

KILLED: According to authorities, unknown culprits killed a primary school teacher in the Khunda area and dumped the body in a corn field. In another incident, a youngster was also killed.

Faqir Sher, father of deceased, while registering an FIR in Chota Lahor city police station said that his 30-year-old son Hasan Faraz, a primary school teacher, left his house on Saturday and later called his mother that he would come home late.

Later, he was informed by locals, and he went to fields and found dead body of his son there. . He informed police that they had no enmity with anyone. Police are investigating the blind murder.

Meanwhile, Yar Hussain police station reported that a young guy was killed in the Jalaruna area.

In his FIR, Mohammad Siyar Khan stated that he and his brother Adil Khan, 25, were on way to home. He claimed that accused Rahimullah and his sons, Naseer Khan and Yasir Khan intercepted them and opened fire, killing his brother Adil Khan on the spot, and he remained unhurt in the firing.

He stated that the victim and the accused had a fight prior to the occurrence, which was the cause of the animosity. Police began an investigation.

Published in Dawn, November 11th, 2024