Karachi: The vice chancellors of public universities of Sindh province and the chairman of Sindh HEC have strongly condemned Federal Minister Khawaja Asif for calling the vice chancellors ‘robbery’ in the National Assembly and demanded an apology from them.
This demand was made by Chairman of Sindh HEC Dr. Tariq Rafi and Vice Chancellor of Jinnah Sindh Medical University Professor Dr. Amjad Siraj Memon, Vice Chancellor of Shaheed Allah Bakhsh Soomro University of Art Design and Heritage Arbela Bhutto and Vice Chancellor of Agricultural University Tando Jam in a joint letter. Professor Fateh Muhammad Marri has done.
Among those demanding pardon are Vice Chancellor of Sheikh Ayaz University Shikarpur Ghulam Raza Bhatti, Vice Chancellor of People’s University of Health Sciences for Women Nawab Shah Dr. Gulshan Memon, Vice Chancellor of University of Karachi Prof. Dr. Khalid Iraqi.
Apart from them, Vice Chancellor of NED University Sarosh Lodhi, Vice Chancellor of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Dr. Farooq Hasan, Vice Chancellor of Bhat Shah University Dr. Parveen Manshi, Vice Chancellor of Dawood Engineering University Dr. Samreen Hussain and other universities. The vice chancellors have also demanded an apology from the federal minister.
The vice chancellors of 22 universities of Sindh in their joint letter written to the Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf have further said that such a statement does not affect the status of the vice chancellors but this statement affects job opportunities and scholarships for the youth. will also affect the acquisition of
The letter further states that as the custodians of the country’s higher education circles, we Vice Chancellors are creating an environment without government support in which students can learn, innovate and achieve academic excellence, in this regard. It also includes the joint efforts of our faculty members, staff and students through which we all contribute to the diverse sectors of society.
The Vice-Chancellors have said that this statement of Khawaja Asif should be deleted from the proceedings of the House, teachers are respected in civilized countries and they are being called bandits in our Houses.
The letter added that the Vice-Chancellors were invited to the Assembly to celebrate the Constitution Day not long ago, which shows the role of the Vice-Chancellors in shaping the future of the nation through education. How important is it that such remarks are a source of concern and frustration for university vice-chancellors.
The Vice-Chancellors have further said that such remarks by public representatives and addressing the Vice-Chancellor as a robber is actually a negation of his role and services as well as insulting the higher education circles, which the Vice-Chancellors and faculty The role of the minister is getting a blow, so it is important for the ministers and public representatives to take care of the choice of words in expressing their views.
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