Staff Reporter
Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has said that any sort of hurdle will not be tolerated in the affairs of universities. Chief Minister and Provincial Minister for Higher Education are on the same page with regard to ensure transparency and merit. He was addressing the Universities Rectors Conference 2019 here at Governor House on Wednesday. Wife of Governor Punjab Perveen Sarwar,Punjab University (PU) Vice Chancellor Prof. Niaz Ahmed, Superior University’s Rector Sameera Rehman, University of Health Sciences (UHS) Vice Chancellor Prof. Javed Akram, Lahore Garrison University (LGU) Vice Chancellor and VCs of other universities of Punjab were also present on the occasion.
Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said that like other institutions, the PTI government has also purged the universities of political interference and all the decisions regarding universities are being made keeping in view the merit and transparency.
The education sector is obliterated, whenever appointments on VCs and other key posts of universities are made on political basis that is in no way in the interest of the country and the nation, he cited.
