LAHORE: Governor of Punjab Balig ur-Rehman, who is also chancellor of in public branch universities of provinces, noting of appointment of professors through foreign judges of “own choice of candidates”, announced reform existing system of meetings with too much dependency on the opinion of the arbitrators.
Speaking at a ceremony at the hotel, the governor said he had arrived know what for in selection of foreign judges, the names were also taken from candidates, which indicates big conflict of interest.
Rehman also referred to a meeting recently held at the Governor’s House, which was attended by the Chairman of the Punjab Higher Education Commission, Department of Higher Education secretary, Chief Secretary of the Governor’s House of Representatives and others.
He said that the meeting discussed how in selection the process can be made more transparent. “I am very sad to see some cases. have an addiction in service of internal candidates and it’s really time to think over It. Candidates are asking who should to be their (foreign) judge is big conflict of interest. It shouldn’t be like this is. We are trying to adopt a mechanism to make this process transparent,” the governor said.
It is noteworthy that the school of the Punjab University of Communication Associate Professor of Research Dr. Shabbir Sarwar provided the Governor/Chancellor with an overview of the recent appointments. of three professors at the school through judges of their choice.”
The applicant, Dr. Shabbir Sarwar, alleged that Savera candidates Majib Shami, daughter of senior journalist and candidate Lubna Zahir, who enjoys support of PML-N Senator Irfan Siddiqi was appointed professor through foreign judges. of their selection is presented by another colleague, Dr. Ayesha Ashfaq.
He claimed that the Vice-Chancellor, abusing his powers, sent files for evaluation by those foreign judges who were recommended by Dr. Aisha Ashfaq, wife of guest of savera fathertalk show on a private TV channel. He claimed that both foreign referees from Malaysia and the United States were PhD and Post PhD supervisors. of Dr. Ayesha Ashfaq, who was the supervisor of the candidate of sciences of Candidate Dr. Savera Shami. He said that Dr. Ayesha Ashfaq has 15 joint publications. with candidate Dr. Savera and over 6 publications with both foreign judges. it clear case of conflict of interest.
Citing an example from the Commission on Higher Education of Pakistan policy he said that HEC is not award even six- monthly foreign scholarship for the candidate in when a foreign judge is an observer of his/her local leader.
He presented that in to accommodate Dr. Savera and Dr. Lubna on one place, surprisingly, both were declared equal #1 in three separate reports of foreign judges of their “choice”.
