Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar has taken notice of pending matters regarding public sector universities of the province and has formed a seven-member committee headed by Provincial Minister Raja Yasir Hamayun to resolve all pending issues at the earliest.
Punjab Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar chaired a meeting of the Vice-Chancellors of all government universities at Governor House regarding the hiring and pending cases of Public Sector universities. This meeting was attended by Provincial Minister of Higher Education Raja Yasir Hamayun, Principal Secretary to Punjab Governor Dr Rashid Mansoor, Vice-Chancellor Punjab University Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar. Vice-Chancellors of other universities and officers of all departments concerned were also present in the meeting. Matters regarding pending cases of public sector universities came under discussion during this meeting that took place in Governor House. Vice-Chancellors also gave a briefing to Governor Ch Sarwar about various administrative matters of universities. Taking notice of the pending matters, Governor Punjab Chuadhry Mohammad Sarwar formed a committee that will be headed by Minister Higher Education Raja Yasir Hamayun.
The committee consists of Principal Secretary to Governor Dr Rashid Mansoor, Vice-Chancellor Punjab University Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar, along with other representatives of Governor Secretariat and law department. Governor Ch Sarwar directed Provincial Minister Higher Education that all pending matters including hiring of various vacant positions should be dealt with by September 15 and a report should be presented to Punjab Governor Ch Sarwar.
Addressing the meeting Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said that no interference in university matters will be tolerated at all. All Vice-Chancellors have been appointed on merit so it is the responsibility of Vice-Chancellors that they should ensure merit and transparency in their respective universities. Punjab Governor Ch Sarwar said that the administrative issue of universities negatively influences the student education. Our aim is to not only resolve issues of universities but also improve the standard of education. The Punjab governor said that my aim is to include the universities of Punjab in top 500 universities of the world. This can only be achieved if we work together as a team to ensure merit and transparency.
