All Primary Teachers Association (APTA) on Saturday protested outside the office of the District Coordination Officer (DCO) Karak, demanding restoration of management cadre in education department. APTA Provincial Senior Vice President Shafeeq and District General Secretary Javed Iqbal Khattak led the protest march to DCO office from the Town Hall. The protesters held placards and shouted slogans.
They demanded the son quota should be restored and 25 percent quota should be given to the primary school teachers in promotion to the posts of Senior English Teacher (SET). The protesters said that time scale should be given to the teachers in the new service structure, adding that scale 14 should be awarded to primary school teachers and all the privileges given by other provinces to the primary school teachers should be given to them.
