Call to lift ban on recruitments in universities

The prolonged ban on recruitments and promotions in public sector universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan has caused unrest in the teaching fraternity and among other staff members, who have urged the government to lift the ban forthwith, writes Yousaf Ali for The News International.

The Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA), in a recent meeting, set a one-week deadline for the government to lift the ban, otherwise they would launch a protest drive.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Shah Farman, who is also chancellor of public sector universities, imposed the ban on recruitments and promotions about one year ago. According to a senior officer, two bans had been imposed on different universities: a general directive issued by the governor to stop recruitments, promotions and postings at the universities where regular vice-chancellors were not available and they were being run by caretakers; and another specifically imposed on three universities – University of Peshawar, University of Agriculture Peshawar and Gomal University in Dera Ismail Khan – due to financial constraints.
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