In 1996 Ieng Sary, the regime's former Deputy Premier, was the first major cadre to defect to the government--strengthening Hun Sen's hand in his power struggle with then co-Premier Norodom Ranariddh--and was granted an official amnesty in return.
He shared amidst the roar of clapping that the Sindh Government is trying its best in improving the cadre of teaching and trying to bring it competitively closer and equal to cadre of doctors and engineers.