Teachers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s government schools may decide to stop teaching during the afternoon shift as a result of unpaid pay, according to reports.

Targeting schools with more than 60% enrolment, the provincial department of education started second shift courses in September 2021 to encourage education and lower the dropout rate.

Currently, the afternoon programs have between 80,000 and 100,000 pupils registered.

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Shahram Khan Tarakai, a former minister of education, said the program sought to give educational chances to kids who couldn’t attend normal classrooms for a variety of reasons. The program was, however, partially terminated in January 2023 when the previous administration stopped offering afternoon lessons in 167 elementary, middle, and high schools located in several areas. Additionally, the government told educators not to ask for pay.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the tribal areas, there are around 3.2 million children who are not enrolled in school, with girls having a higher dropout rate than boys, according to the Education Department. Due to a lack of authorization to attend schools in distant locations, 97% of females in indigenous communities drop out of school in the first grade.