JAC charter of demands

Published December 13, 2002

LAHORE, Dec 12: The Joint Action Committee of teachers, doctors and students on Thursday announced seven-point charter of demands to be presented to the Chief Minister at a meeting scheduled on Friday (today).

The demands are withdrawal of board of governors from 13 colleges in Faisalabad and all autonomous health institutions in the province; repeal of Model University Ordinance in Punjab; withdrawal of Tevta Ordinance; ban on contract recruitments of teachers and doctors and restoration of school teachers’ increments; reinstatement of sacked teachers and doctors; disbanding of three model universities established in Lahore, Faisalabad and Sargodha and consultation of stakeholders about the formation of a major policy in health and education sectors.

In a statement issued here on Thursday the JAC leaders Nazim Hasnain, Prof Dr Haris Rasheed, Dr Yasmin Rashid, Rana Liaquat and Naveed Anwar hoped that the CM would accept their genuine demands and provide a relief to people.

They said that it was obligatory on a democratic government to abolish all anti-people ordinances promulgated by the military regime. They said the JAC had no political motives.

They said for the last six month teachers, doctors and students had been protesting peacefully and if Friday’s talks with the CM failed they would not remain peaceful any more.

Meanwhile, teachers and students boycotted classes on Thursday after 10.30am and brought out rallies from MAO College, Dyal Singh College, Shalamar College, Islamia College Civil Lines, FC College and Islamia College Railway Road.

Opinion

Editorial

Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....
Soft on traders
08 Jun, 2026

Soft on traders

THE Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for traders with an annual turnover of up to Rs200m has been designed as a ‘pragmatic...
Ceasefire in name
Updated 08 Jun, 2026

Ceasefire in name

Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether.
Damaged childhoods
08 Jun, 2026

Damaged childhoods

CHILD abuse is so prevalent that the UN ranked Pakistan as the least safe country for children. Even so, more than...