Baqar directs audit of all public sector universities across Sindh

KARACHI: Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Maqbool Baqar has directed the university and boards department and the Sindh Higher Education Commission (SHEC) to conduct the audit of all 27 universities.

The interim CM issued these directives while presiding over a meeting of the universities & boards department and SHEC here at the CM House.

The meeting was informed that the number of universities had not held meetings of their Senate for long.

At this, the interim chief minister asked the authorities to take action against such universities, including the University of Karachi and Sindh University, for not holding meetings of their Senates.

Meanwhile, the University of Karachi (UoK) resumed classes following the Higher Education Council (HEC) disbursed ‘pending funds’ to the universities across Sindh.

The University of Karachi (UoK) Professors’ Association confirmed that the teaching process will be resumed today as their demand is met with the HEC on the directives of the caretaker Chief Minister of Sindh.

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According to the details, the grant for the second quarter of the year 2023-2024, a total of Rs 14.39 billion has been released by the HEC for the universities across the province.

The Higher Education Commission Sindh allocated a substantial amount of Rs 430 million to the University of Karachi after which the Professors’ Association announced to resume the teaching process.

Similarly, a grant of Rs 430 million was allocated for Sindh University, while Rs 270 million granted to Dawood University, moreover, Rs 190 million allocated to Jinnah Sindh Medical University and Rs 280 million granted to NED university.