Despite the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan, teachers and employees of the University of Balochistan remain unpaid, struggling with months-long salary and pension delays. While Pakistan’s ruling elite and military establishment continue to siphon funds for their luxuries, the country’s educators—especially in Pak-occupied-Balochistan—are left to fend for themselves.
The Academic Staff Association, led by President Professor Dr. Kaleemullah Bareech, has condemned the injustice, highlighting that while federal and provincial occupying-government employees have already received their salaries along with bonuses, university staff remain deprived of their rightful dues. The delay is not just an administrative failure but a clear reflection of the Army’s discriminatory policies towards POB.
For years, the University of Balochistan has been grappling with a severe financial crisis, leading to continuous salary and pension delays. Shockingly, even the salaries for December 2024 have not been disbursed. The occupying-authority’s apathy towards the province’s educational institutions raises serious concerns about its priorities—while universities suffer, the Pakistan Army continues to receive an oversized budget, spending extravagantly on its generals and its brutal war machine against Baloch nationalists.
Teachers’ and employees’ unions have demanded an urgent resolution to this crisis, calling on the occupying-government to ensure timely salary and pension payments. However, given Paki establishment’s track record, their pleas are likely to fall on deaf ears. The Pak Army remains more invested in silencing Baloch voices through enforced disappearances and military crackdowns than in securing the livelihoods of those shaping the province’s future.