F.P. Report
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar Friday clarified its order for 20 percent reduction in monthly fee is applicable to all private schools across the country, with no exceptions.
He made these remarks while hearing another case in connection with seizing bank accounts of Bahria Town.
In its December 13 ruling, the apex court had ordered all private schools to reduce 20 percent monthly fee.
The Supreme Court also barred private schools from increasing the annual fee by more than five percent.
Any hike of more than five percent in school fee would have to be approved by a regulatory board, the court ordered adding that in any case, the increase in fee could not be more than eight percent, it added.
