The constitutional bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) lifted the ban on hiring primary school teachers (PST) and junior school teachers (JST) in the region.

The bench permitted the provincial government to continue employing teachers throughout Sindh while considering a petition contesting the teacher recruitment policy. Citing issues with fairness and openness, this ruling revokes a previous stay order that had put a stop to the hiring process.

The government of Sindh argued that the restraining order had halted the educational process, impacting the functioning of schools and the standard of instruction. In order to raise the province's educational standards, officials underlined how vital it is to fill open positions.

In particular, the definition of "hard" and "soft" areas was disputed by the petitioners, who said that this led to the selection of candidates with lower passing scores in specified areas. For fairness, they demanded a single policy that would apply throughout the province.

Prior to this, in June of last year, the SHC had granted a stay order that prohibited additional hiring under the current policy. The reasoning of separating the recruiting process's hard and soft sections was questioned by then-Chief Justice Ahmed Ali Shaikh during that hearing.

The government of Sindh can now start hiring again because the restraining order has been lifted, which could help with the province's long-standing labor crisis in the educational sector.

On the other hand, the Population Department on Wednesday filed a written response to the Constitutional Bench of the Sindh High Court in the contempt case pertaining to the department's failure to make 880 personnel permanent.

According to the Population Department's written answer, the Sindh High Court's judgment has been followed, and the employees have been appointed permanent. 

The petitioner's attorney entered a plea, arguing that the employees were made permanent without the service structure and other perks, despite the court's decision to make them permanent with full benefits.