QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti ordered the Chief Secretary to dismiss 2,000 absentee teachers in the province.

In a high-level meeting held regarding the education department, the chief minister directed the chief secretary of Balochistan to fire the absent teachers and submit a report within a month.

The chief minister also directed that there will be no interference in the education department, appoint district education officers on merit.

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The Chief Minister said that Rs 5,625 are being spent per child per month in Balochistan, about Rs 72,000 are spent per child per year.