Editorial:
Serious questions have emerged over the secondary teachers recruitment process conducted by Sardar Bahadur Khan Women’s University (SBKWU), triggering widespread concern about merit, transparency, and accountability in Balochistan’s education system.
It is essential to clarify a point that has caused public confusion: the advertised posts were NOT for SBKWU itself. The university was only assigned the responsibility of conducting tests and interviews for Secondary School Teacher recruitment across Balochistan.
According to initial findings, hundreds of candidates who had failed were allegedly declared successful during the teacher recruitment process.
Given the scale of the exercise, involving thousands of applicants for secondary teaching positions across the province, such irregularities cannot reasonably be described as clerical mistakes. The magnitude strongly suggests organised manipulation, carried out with the involvement or protection of influential individuals rather than the actions of a single official.
This issue strikes at the heart of education governance in Balochistan. Secondary school teachers shape the academic foundation of students, and any compromise on merit directly damages learning outcomes.
In Balochistan, where literacy rates remain among the lowest in the country, flawed teacher recruitment further deepens an already critical education crisis. Reports that deserving candidates were sidelined only intensify public frustration and mistrust.
All anti-corruption and accountability institutions must take immediate notice. A transparent, independent, and time-bound investigation is necessary to identify those responsible for manipulating the recruitment process conducted under SBKWU’s authority. Accountability must reach every individual involved, regardless of status or influence.
This is not merely an administrative controversy; it is a matter of justice and the future of Balochistan’s education system. If credibility in teacher recruitment collapses, public trust in institutions will collapse with it. Balochistan cannot afford silence where integrity is at stake.
