Unlawful affiliation of regulation schools: BZU approves dismissal of registrar as per SC order – Pakistan

LAHORE: The syndicate of Bahauddin Zakariya College (BZU), Multan, has authorised dismissal of its registrar whereas implementing the Supreme Court docket’s determination within the non-public regulation schools rip-off.

Because the apex courtroom has additionally dismissed the vice chancellor, the syndicate has referred the case to the Punjab governor for a last determination. In February, a three-judge SC bench headed by Justice Ijazul Ahsan ordered the dismissal of the BZU vice chancellor and registrar within the gentle of the Federal Investigation Company (FIA) report on the non-public regulation schools rip-off value Rs459 million.

The FIA report has named various officers of the college administration for his or her alleged involvement within the unlawful affiliation of regulation schools, college students enrolment past the allotted seats, embezzlement of quantity pertaining to solid charge vouchers, double registration of scholars and faux attendance certificates and many others.

The syndicate assembly was held in the committee room of the campus on Saturday. The assembly was presided over by appearing VC Prof Dr Muhammad Ali Shah whereas different members together with retired Justice Altaf Ibrahim Qureshi, Prof Dr Zialul Qayyum, Khawja Jalaluddin Rumi, Dr Shumaila Khaliq, Dr Farhat Zafar, Registrar Zubair Ahmad Khan, Director (finance) Shahsawar, Prof Dr Muhammad Aziz, Controller Dr Ammanullah, Dr Asia Zulfiqar, Dr Usman Saleem and Sajid Tufail had been additionally current.

Case of VC’s removing referred to governor

The SC determination of dismissal of BZU registrar Sohaib Rashid was offered earlier than the syndicate and all of the members unanimously authorised the implementation of the courtroom order and eliminated the registrar from the publish.

The syndicate unanimously authorised the final choice board minutes about promotion and appointments of lecturers, appointment of extra deputy registrar, controller and treasurer.

The assembly additionally constituted a committee to research and audit the space studying programme corruption circumstances.

The syndicate authorised the statutes of the staff and constituted a committee to additional probe the matter. The assembly additionally authorised the improve of Prof Dr Muhammad Ali Shah’s grade to BPS-22.

The syndicate authorised cancellation of affiliation of fifty non-public regulation schools working three- and five-year programmes. The syndicate constituted a three-member committee to additional examine the regulation schools matter and likewise established three centres – one every in Vehari, DG Khan and Multan – to conduct the examination of the enrolled 2,000 college students of those 50 schools for three- and five-year programmes.

The syndicate mentioned the matter of the lecturers finding out on scholarships in international universities and directed them to report back to the campus and served last discover on them. In case they didn’t reply, the syndicate authorised working of commercials towards such lecturers earlier than their dismissal.

The syndicate authorised motion taken towards the lecturers and different staff beneath the PEEDA Act and all the choices could be offered earlier than it within the subsequent assembly.

The syndicate accorded approval to the MoUs the college had inked with two industrial banks and okayed the leaves of school members on medical grounds.

The assembly additionally sanctioned launch of salaries of the school and employees of its Layyah sub-campus.

The assembly okayed the admission of the scholars of session 2021-24 and 2022-26 of affiliated schools of Sahiwal and Pakpattan and appealed to the federal government to increase the working of the college in all the province.

Printed in Daybreak, March twenty sixth, 2023