Karachi, March 4 -- The Education Department of Pakistan's Sindh province has uncovered approximately 5,000 "ghost teachers" who have been receiving salaries without fulfilling their teaching responsibilities, as reported by ARY News.

In response to this issue, Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah has issued instructions to remove these individuals from the payroll. According to reports by ARY News, the Education Minister has authorised disciplinary actions to be taken against these teachers.

The report highlighted that to address the staffing shortfall, the department plans to hire new teachers based on the merit list, replacing the ghost teachers. Last year, the education department had already instructed district education o...