The authorities has curtailed all of the powers of the newly-reinstated (HEC) Chairman, Dr. Tariq Javed Banuri.
The authorities has curtailed all of the powers of the newly-reinstated (HEC) Chairman, Dr. Tariq Javed Banuri.
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) had reinstated Dr. Banuri on 18 January, ten months after the government had discharged him below a presidential ordinance and the alteration of the HEC’s rules and rules. Contradictory to the court’s order, the federal Secretary for Education and Professional Training, Naheed Durrani, presented a decision on Monday to delegate Dr. Banuri’s powers as Chairman to the HEC’s Executive Director (ED).
The move was supported by a majority of the contributors of the HEC’s Board of Governors, including Engr. Farooq Bazai, Prof. Dr. Javed Iqbal, Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman, Dr. Arif Nazir Butt, Secretary Abdul Saboor Kakar, Prof. Dr. Bhawani Shankar Chowdhary, Dr. Akram Shaikh, Dr. Nadra Panjwani, Dr. Shaista Sohail, and Dr. Naved Malik.
The resolution allowed the incumbent Executive Director to stay in power till the election of the brand new Chairman of the HEC via the passing of a resolution with a -thirds majority. They had also declared the interview process for the brand new ED as ‘null and void’.
Meanwhile, the Minister for Education, Shafqat Mahmood, has defended the move since Dr. Banuri had misused his powers, which had ended in discontent the various participants of the board.
“To use energy isn't incorrect, however to misuse it's miles, and nearly all individuals expressed their issues over this, and the ministry took the decision as a result,” he remarked.
“Some people are so afraid of accountability that they will go to any lengths, which includes destroying the whole gadget, to defend their empires. We (the HEC) will reply to this after consultations,” he claimed.
Dr. Banuri introduced that the so-known as resolution circulated within the HEC appears to be a case of ‘contempt of courtroom’ and should have been averted. “Such actions will distract the HEC from running closer to its actual goal of excellence in higher education, advertising of the welfare of students, and ensuring duty and transparency,” he said.
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