Sindh Education Department bars DEOs from receiving gifts

The Sindh Education Department has barred District Education Officers (DEOs) from receiving gifts. According to a notification issued by the Directors of Schools, Farnaz Riaz, DEOs of Karachi have been barred from receiving gifts from people such as Ajrak, topi, cake, and other edible items. The notification states that strict action will be taken against those found violating these orders. This is in addition to the recent action taken by the department, in which 19 ghost teachers from Shikarpur district were sacked from their services at the direction of Education Minister Syed Sardar Shah.