Sindh Minister rejects Transparency International’s report

Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Shah labeled Transparency International’s report “biassed” and termed the report based on “assumptions’ as the TIP’s report is made with an intent to tarnish Sindh Education Department.

TIP’s National Corruption Perception Survey (NCPS) 2022 found that police are the most corrupt in Pakistan, followed by tendering and contracting, the judiciary, and education.

Sindh’s most corrupt sector was education, followed by police, tendering, and contracting.

The minister stated the education department undertook “revolutionary reforms” and recruited more than 50,000 teachers on “merit” under third-party selection.

The provincial minister said Sindh Public Service is recruiting to fill college teaching positions on merit.

The minister added that the Department of Education has installed a biometric system to track worker attendance. He said schools were built “politically on unviable places” in the past.

The minister stated that the education department terminated unviable institutions and increased teaching staff in active schools.

He stated the department has few resources relative to its personnel, and most of its funding goes to pay.

“The Sindh government is using technology to improve education,” he said.