Ministry of Finance (MoF) had only agreed to provide funds for recruitment of 1,450 teachers while refusing to fund appointment of 8,050 teachers. “We can recruit more teachers in various phases as the ministry cannot afford appointment of thousands of teachers in FATA,” an official at MoF said. He however admitted that bringing in the number of required teachers/posts at various schools and colleges in the tribal areas could not be ensured. “The federal government has allocated billions of rupees for Metro Bus Transit and train projects, but it had no money to fill 9,500 vacant posts in the tribal areas. The committee was informed that schools, colleges and hospitals were present in FATA but the government was not willing to appoint teachers and health staff there.

Source: Pakistan Today December 24, 2017 18:11 UTC