University of Peshawar Delays Fifth BS Convocation Amid Administrative Hurdles
Peshawar University’s BS program convocation, which had been delayed since 2018, has been postponed once again. The university administration has written two letters to the Secretary of Higher Education to finalize the convocation plans, but the Higher Education Department has not responded to both letters. According to sources, the delay has resulted in losses of over Rs1.38 crore for teachers and Rs73 lakh for project staff, who have been forced to pay extra for their services despite being paid according to the approved budget.
In a recent interview with Geo News, Mina Khan Afridi, the Minister for Higher Education, said that the university would soon receive a new schedule for the convocation. She also revealed that the convocation ceremonies in universities used to last for five years in the past.
Meanwhile, a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) was held under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Finance, Miftah Ismail, which issued a statement on the matter. Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan, Ali Asghar Khaji, has said that the changes in the convocation system will have a positive impact on the region.
In other news, a family reunion was held for Bushra Bibi, the wife of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, at the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi. The reunion was arranged in the conference room, and it was attended by Bushra Bibi’s family members.
Meanwhile, PTI-backed candidate Yasmin Rashid has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against the Election Tribunal’s decision in the recent general elections.
In a separate development, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister, Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. Punjab Chief Minister, Mariam Nawaz, has praised her team for reducing prices, and has appealed to the public to boycott the strike by grocers if they are not included in the price reduction.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party, has announced that the burial of his mother, Benazir Bhutto, will take place in London.
A girl in Pakistan was mauled by a pack of dogs two months ago, and has now been left with facial, hand, and foot injuries. The police have arrested the driver of the vehicle that hit her, after investigating the incident.
In a separate incident, unknown assailants have blown up a government school in the South Waziristan region.
A comedian, Hannan Rajha, has said that he has traveled the world, and Dubai and Sharjah are like a local market for him.
Punjab Chief Minister, Mariam Nawaz, has praised her team for reducing prices, and has appealed to the public to boycott the strike by grocers if they are not included in the price reduction.
The police have arrested the suspects who were involved in a hit-and-run incident in Sialkot and Narowal.
