Punjab University: VC rejects charges from ‘mafia’
New offices opened at Institute of Chemistry.
New offices opened at Institute of Chemistry.
“The Academic Staff Association is a political mafia; they do not accept the rule of law. The university’s performance can be measured by the fact that its research publications have doubled under this administration,” he said.
Prof Kamran said that unlike the previous vice chancellor, who had made “the political mafia” key players in his administration, he had made appointments on merit. The decreased influence of the Academic Staff Association was the reason they were “spreading lies” about him. He was speaking at the inauguration of the new faculty offices and committee room at the Institute of Chemistry.
Members of the Academic Staff Association held a press conference last week where they accused the vice chancellor of favouritism in making appointments and granting transfers and leaves, among other things, to faculty.
Prof Kamran said he wanted “95 per cent” of the Institute of Chemistry faculty to have doctorates. He said he had written to the Higher Education Commission seeking a pay raise and better medical allowance for Tenure Track teachers.
He said the teachers would be housed near the French Department. He congratulated Institute of Chemistry Director Prof Saeed Ahmad Nagra and promised air-conditioning in the building.
Prof Nagra was grateful that the project was inaugurated on Eid-e-Miladun Nabi. “Our administration will do everything in its power to make the institute more productive by providing quality standards,” he said.
Advisor to the vice chancellor Col Ikramullah Khan, Dr Jamil Anwar and project director Sheikh Muhammad Ali also attended the ceremony.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 18th, 2011.
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