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Sindh: The Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) has declared a protest movement in response to the Sindh government’s ongoing negligence towards college educators. The sit-in demonstrations are scheduled for April 15 in Sukkur, April 17 in Hyderabad, and April 22 in Karachi, according to local media reports.
SPLA President Munawar Abbas and Secretary General Ghulam Mustafa Kaka, along with other leaders, expressed their disappointment, stating that college teachers in Sindh are continuously overlooked. Despite multiple written appeals to the Minister of Education in Sindh, no action has been taken, prompting their decision to protest.
The SPLA leaders criticized the provincial government for upgrading teachers from primary to university levels while neglecting college faculty. They presented a charter of 14 demands as part of their protest movement, which includes implementing a five-tier formula for college teachers similar to that in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, creating promotion opportunities, and issuing health cards for college staff.
Other demands involve reconstructing colleges, providing modern digital classrooms, formulating a permanent transfer and posting policy, and strengthening laws to protect colleges from attacks, as reported by Pakistan’s leading daily, Dawn.
The leaders emphasized that the protest movement aims to secure the rights of college teachers and enhance the educational system in Sindh.
Previously, protests erupted at universities across Sindh due to a standoff between the provincial government and university faculty regarding the government’s plan to appoint bureaucrats as Vice-Chancellors of public sector universities. Faculty members argued that such appointments would undermine academic freedom and expose universities to increased political interference.
Despite strong resistance from academic circles, including the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, the Sindh Assembly passed the Sindh Universities and Institutes Law (Amendment) Act, 2025, on February 1. In response, university teachers quickly initiated their protests, boycotting classes and halting academic activities to express their opposition, as reported by The Express Tribune.
