Pakistan, April 7 -- The Punjab Education Department has officially abolished 43,960 teaching and non-teaching positions across 10,652 outsourced schools. This decision comes under the "Punjab Schools Reorganisation Programme" (PSRP). The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Finance issued formal notifications confirming these job cuts.

This privatization process started in phases. In the first phase, 5,863 public schools were privatized, followed by another 4,789 schools in the second phase. Currently, the third phase is underway, which aims to privatize an additional 5,100 schools. District education authorities have been directed to announce these job abolitions in their respective regions.

The Punjab Teachers Union and other te...