Person not even matriculate to assist Punjab CM on education

[Leader]

LAHORE: The Punjab chief minister has appointed a person who is not even a matriculate as his special assistant on education, while the incumbent’s only credentials are his being the father-in-law of a Pakistan Muslim League-Q unification bloc MPA and a former Pakistan Muslim League-N loyalist.

Khizar Hayat Hiraj, a former MPA elected on the PML-N ticket in 1997 from Khanewal, and the father-in-law of a PML-Q unification bloc MPA Amir Hayat Hiraj, has been appointed as a special assistant of the Punjab chief minister on education.

Sources stated the decision was taken to reward the Hiraj family for their loyalty to the PML-N. The family has been standing by the party since 2008 after parting ways with the PML-Q on whose ticket Amir Hayat Hiraj got elected in the last general elections.

While the provincial government claims making efforts to attain high standards in the field of education, the appointment of Khizar Hiraj has come as a shocking surprise for most of the PML-N members. Amir Hiraj got elected from PP-216 with a very close margin of less than 200 votes against a PML-N candidate Shahzad Khakwani. The election results clearly showed that the PML-N was itself in a strong position and there was not any need to accommodate a Q-Leaguer against the wishes of the local PML-N workers.

Insiders said most of the party members were unhappy with the decision, as dozens of highly educated MPAs were ignored for the slot and the party selected a person who was not only an under-matriculate but also remained a Q-Leaguer in the post-October 12, 1999 scenario when the party was in a severe crisis.

Already, the Shahbaz government has been under immense criticism from the opposition in and outside the Punjab Assembly for non-allocation of sufficient funds for the education sector during the past four years.

Talking to The News, Khizar Hayat Hiraj defended his appointment as a special assistant on education. Though he admitted he was not even a matriculate, yet he stated that he had a clean record as a former MPA and as a politician from Khanewal.

He said he was back in the PML-N now and was working as a special assistant on education, but neither he was drawing any salary nor seeking any perks from the government. “I will work to eliminate corruption and I have taken this decision keeping in view the honour of my family,” said Khizar Hiraj .

Person not even matriculate to assist Punjab CM on education - thenews.com.pk

and then how can you device educational policies when you appoint advisers like these... simply abuse of public office and public funds



Bat asool ki, merit or sirf merit !! yeh right, this is the merit

 

[KRAIT]

I agree that education should be a criteria to elect leaders. But few leaders like our Lalu Prasad Yadav, turned around face of Indian Railways. Its about how these leaders implement ideas of more intelligent advisers. Indian railway after delivering goods, boggies used to go empty. He introduced new thing, half price on transportation for return journey of these trains. Common sense, and Indian railways changed and made huge profits under his leadership....

But at the end, education matters, but think of other characteristics required in a leader.

 

[Leader]

I agree that education should be a criteria to elect leaders. But few leaders like our Lalu Prasad Yadav, turned around face of Indian Railways. Its about how these leaders implement ideas of more intelligent advisers. Indian railway after delivering goods, boggies used to go empty. He introduced new thing, half price on transportation for return journey of these trains. Common sense, and Indian railways changed and made huge profits under his leadership....

But at the end, education matters, but think of other characteristics required in a leader.

Its about appointing adviser- lalu cannot even think of its own to begin with- he is a lulu- he only had good advisers that turned the indian railway into profit...

and here in this case the adviser for educational policy is a jahil person nominated only on the fact that he being the father-in-law of a Pakistan Muslim League-Q unification bloc MPA and a former Pakistan Muslim League-N loyalist.

 

[45'22']

I agree that education should be a criteria to elect leaders. But few leaders like our Lalu Prasad Yadav, turned around face of Indian Railways. Its about how these leaders implement ideas of more intelligent advisers. Indian railway after delivering goods, boggies used to go empty. He introduced new thing, half price on transportation for return journey of these trains. Common sense, and Indian railways changed and made huge profits under his leadership....

But at the end, education matters, but think of other characteristics required in a leader.

do u know lalu prasad yaday is B.A.LL.B from Patna university
dont judge the book by its cover
may be corrupt but lalu was a talented person

 

[Fracker]

Already, the Shahbaz government has been under immense criticism from the opposition in and outside the Punjab Assembly for non-allocation of sufficient funds for the education sector during the past four years.

Apart from news (Since I still need to learnt more about the news), this is the biggest lie I ever heard. Can you Mr. Tell me how all 500+ educational institutions become computerized if there was limited funds? HOw so many scholarships were been launched? How school extension been performed? how most of the school buildings were renewed without any funds? Yes agree not many new education institutes were opened but not enough fund is a BIG Lie nothing else.

 

[SamranAli]

part of youth policy?

 

[Stumper]

This Happens in India Too. I don't remember the state, It's Education Minister did not even clear 10th..

No Sir, we have progressed. Now we have managed to elect representatives accused of rapes and murders. We even have a president whose brother is accused of land grabbing and issuing threats.

Thats who, govern us. Thats who decide our future course.

Jai Hind.

 

[somebozo]

the poor and sad state of Pakistani education system

 

[RazorMC]

How does a "special assistant" equate to an advisor? Maybe the news is over-blown by our media.

What I found interesting was the fact that one family had connections to both major parties in Punjab. And the surname suggests that father and son-in-law are related.