08-30-2011, 08:08 PM
Lahore Seeing no violation of criterion in selection of professors at the Institute of Education and Research, Punjab University management has asked Higher Education Commission to discourage direct correspondence of Dean Faculty of Education.
Contacts between the PU and the HEC have revealed a number of hidden aspects relating to the issue, created due to internal feud between Dean Faculty of Education Prof Dr Hafiz Muhammad Iqbal and the rest of the Faculty, especially three out of four recently selected professors at the IER.
The PU Registrar, in a letter addressed to Executive Director HEC in reply to his query, asserted that there was no violation of rules and criterion in selection of professors at the IER. While suggesting the HEC high ups to avoid direct correspondence with the Dean, he said that Dr Hafiz Muhammad Iqbal should not be encouraged to wash dirty linen in public.
Eligibility of candidates for the slots of professors – Dr Muhammad Saeed Shahid, Dr Hamid Nawaz, Dr Asif Malik, Dr Abid Hussain, Dr Rafaqat Ali Akbar and Dr Rizwan Akram Rana – was determined by the then Dean Prof Dr Nayyar Raza Zaidi on September 11, 2008. On becoming Dean after the retirement of Dr Zaidi on January 26, 2009, Hafiz Muhammad Iqbal insisted on re-evaluating the eligibility of his colleagues that later resulted into disqualification of all. In addition to that, the Dean insisted on declaring his favourite candidate Dr M Saeed eligible. Dr Saeed, later, went to the court but has so far not been given any relief. The step triggered a controversy that led to allegations and counter allegations from both the sides, thus disturbing educational atmosphere at the IER and bringing a bad name to the University. The affected candidates termed the act of Dr Hafiz M Iqbal unlawful as according to them the eligibility determined by one Dean could not be re-evaluated by his successor.
Contacts between the PU and the HEC have revealed a number of hidden aspects relating to the issue, created due to internal feud between Dean Faculty of Education Prof Dr Hafiz Muhammad Iqbal and the rest of the Faculty, especially three out of four recently selected professors at the IER.
The PU Registrar, in a letter addressed to Executive Director HEC in reply to his query, asserted that there was no violation of rules and criterion in selection of professors at the IER. While suggesting the HEC high ups to avoid direct correspondence with the Dean, he said that Dr Hafiz Muhammad Iqbal should not be encouraged to wash dirty linen in public.
Eligibility of candidates for the slots of professors – Dr Muhammad Saeed Shahid, Dr Hamid Nawaz, Dr Asif Malik, Dr Abid Hussain, Dr Rafaqat Ali Akbar and Dr Rizwan Akram Rana – was determined by the then Dean Prof Dr Nayyar Raza Zaidi on September 11, 2008. On becoming Dean after the retirement of Dr Zaidi on January 26, 2009, Hafiz Muhammad Iqbal insisted on re-evaluating the eligibility of his colleagues that later resulted into disqualification of all. In addition to that, the Dean insisted on declaring his favourite candidate Dr M Saeed eligible. Dr Saeed, later, went to the court but has so far not been given any relief. The step triggered a controversy that led to allegations and counter allegations from both the sides, thus disturbing educational atmosphere at the IER and bringing a bad name to the University. The affected candidates termed the act of Dr Hafiz M Iqbal unlawful as according to them the eligibility determined by one Dean could not be re-evaluated by his successor.