RAWALPINDI – Education department has promoted 222 EST and ST teachers of district Rawalpindi to next grade.  Promotion cases were approved in a meeting of education department Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) which was held here under executive district education officer Qazi Zahoor ul Haq. The committee after reviewing the promotion cases in the light of annual confidential reports approved promotions of EST and ST teachers to next grade.
The committee also accorded approval to the 4 pending cases of promotion. The notification with regard to these promotions has been issued. The teachers community has welcomed approval of their promotions to the next grade terming it an education friendly step by the Punjab government.