Non-government pry teachers' five-day strike begins
Staff Correspondent
Non-government primary school teachers yesterday began a five-day strike across the country demanding nationalisation of their jobs.The Non-Government Primary School Teachers Association has also threatened to go on an indefinite strike from July 10 if its demands are not met by July 8. The teachers association will hold a rally at the Central Shaheed Minar on July 24 to declare the next course of action. In a press statement, Mohammed Akkas Ali Sheikh, general secretary of the association, said they will continue the strike unless the prime minister assures them of meeting their demands. "The academic activity of 42 lakh students of non-government primary schools in the country will be hampered if the government does not meet our demand immediately," he added.
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