RECORDER REPORT

HYDERABAD: The provincial government has pledged its all-out support to Sindh University administration to improve higher education indicators across province and assured that University land will be evacuated from the encroachers and land grabbers by launching a massive operation against those elements.

Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh on Information Technology Dr. Sikander Shoro said that no encroachment will ever be tolerated on Sindh University land adding that the efforts will be made to help SU officers, faculty and employees dispose of their cases registered against them by the land grabbers.

He was addressing at a memento shields distribution ceremony held at Shaikh Ayaz Auditorium, Arts Faculty Building, University of Sindh, Jamshoro.

Organized by the Sindh University Officers’ Welfare Association (SUOWA), the ceremony was presided over by the vice chancellor Prof. Dr. Fateh Muhammad Burfat whereas the advisor to CM Sindh on Information Technology Dr Sikander Shoro graced the occasion with his presence as guest of honor.

Dr. Shoro called for the restoration of the ‘Sons quota’ through adoption of the required legislative measures at the University of Sindh and said that the sons of those employees, who led their entire lives serving the university, must be given jobs as per their qualification and merit.

He said that he knew that the false and fabricated cases had been registered against the officers, teachers and employees and those nominated in the cases were undergoing hearings in the courts.

“Government of Sindh will help them get rid of the fake cases and the encroachments on varsity land will be vacated provided that the university administration points it out,” he said and added that he would like to see the University of Sindh to grab top ranking in higher education commission (HEC).

Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Fateh Muhammad Burfat on the occasion announced that he would resolve all the genuine issues and redress the grievances of officers who he said were the backbone of the university.

“The charter of demand (CoD) submitted by the officers’ association is in the process of phase-wise implementation. For the restoration of son quota, I pledge that the matter will be placed before the Syndicate,” he assured the officers.

He added that the issue of grant of leave encashment to the officers on the completion of their 5 years service instead of 10 years would also be contemplated in the upcoming meeting of the Syndicate for further consideration.

President SUOWA Ghulam Nabi Kaka urged upon the university administration to implement CoD in order to solve all the issues pertaining to officers of the university including promotions, grant of time scale, leave encashment and the right of representation in the varsity Syndicate.

“The prosperity of officers is actually the prosperity of university, the rectified seniority lists of officers should also be issued as per promise of the vice chancellor,” he said.

General Secretary of the association Engr. Sajjad Hussain Shah assured the competent authority of the all out support of SU officers, however he resented red tap attitude of some administrative offices; requesting the vice chancellor to direct those offices to expedite immediate disposal of all pending works.