KARACHI:

The Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has authorized a abstract despatched to him through the Universities & Boards Department for the appointment of everlasting Vice Chancellors of six universities within the province.

The abstract advisable that the method must be finished once conceivable, in order that the executive and instructing processes on the universities don’t seem to be affected.

According to the abstract, the tenure of Mehran University’s VC resulted in January 2022 following which Dr Taha Hussain used to be appointed as appearing VC on a short lived foundation. Similarly, the VC of Liaquat Medical University finished his time period in October 2021, following which Dr Ikram Uddin used to be quickly passed the appearing rate.

Dr Noor Ahmed Sheikh used to be appointed appearing VC of Benazir Bhutto University of Technology and Skills Development after its vice chancellor served out his tenure on March 7. Prof Syed Meer Muhammad Shah turned into the appearing VC of IBA Sukkur on July 22, 2020, whilst Dr Bhai Khan Shar has been appearing as VC of Shaheed Allah Bukhsh University of Art and Design since Sept 8, 2020. Moreover, Dr Samreen Hussain has been serving as appearing VC of the Aror University of Art, Architecture Design and Heritage for the ultimate 3 months.

The abstract states that approval must be given for the success of necessities for the appointment of everlasting VCs at those universities, in order that day-to-day operations of those establishments of upper studying don’t seem to be affected.

The Chief Minister authorized the Department of Universities & Boards abstract and granted them permission to satisfy the necessities for the appointments of everlasting VCs.

Meanwhile, Dr Anila Ataur Rehman, the vice chancellor of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto University of Larkana, will whole her tenure on Sept 24, 2022. She has asked the Chief Minister in a letter that necessities for the appointment of a brand new VC must be fulfilled sooner than her retirements, in order that the college’s affairs don’t seem to be affected.

Show-cause notices to Principals

The Director College Education Karachi on Friday issued display trigger notices to the principals of 73 Government Degree Colleges within the town for now not complying along with his directives.

A couple of days in the past, the Director had directed the principals to create Excel sheets with an inventory of the school participants in their respective faculties and ship it together with all information to a WhatsApp quantity equipped through the Directorate.

However, the principals didn’t take the directives critically. Subsequently, the Director despatched them reminders on August 16, however the principals left out them too. The Director then issued notices to them to provide an explanation for why departmental motion must now not be taken in opposition to them for negligence.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 20^th, 2022.