Not a single school desk bought in eight years, SHC told Karachi April 15, 2021 The provincial education & literacy department has remained unsuccessful in procuring desks for public schools during the past eight years, and according to a survey of the department’s Reform Support Unit, 1.6 million desks are currently required, the special secretary education informed the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday. During the hearing of a lawsuit pertaining to the procurement of furniture for public schools of the province, the special secretary said that every year Rs6.6 billion is allocated for the purpose, and that the present case pertains to the purchase of 250,000 desks. He said the procurement was delayed due to the court’s interim stay order since 2019.