30 Oct
2013
PAKTYA: Teachers’ strike affects students
PAKTYA - A number of school students in Gardez have expressed their concerns that if their teachers continue with their, they might not be able to succeed in the upcoming entry tests.
Nearly, 500 of schoolteachers have been on strike for the past three days against non- distribution of residential plots to them by the government. They have vowed not to return to work as long as their demand was not met.
A 12 grade student at the Abdul Hadi Gardezi High School, Mohammad Akram, feared: “Most students may fail their matriculation exams if teachers don't complete the course in time.”
Source: (Awoshtoon Radio)