–Court adjourns private schools fees case till April 29ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) Thursday adjourned hearing of the case regarding increase in the fees of private schools till April 29, observing that the government’s main priority should be the provision of quality education. The counsel for the Sindh government said private schools earned Rs300 million to Rs500 million in annual admissions of students and this amount was non refundable. Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan said profits of private schools were increasing day by day. Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan said City Schools earned 36 percent profit, Grammar School earned 26 percent profit while the Learning Alliance Schools earned 36 percent profit annually. Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan said the private schools owners had started to establish their cement factories.
Source: Pakistan Today April 18, 2019 18:22 UTC