HEC criticized over poor performance

All Pakistan Tenure Track Faculty Association (APTTFA) Executive Council has shown concern over the suspected failure of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in resolving crucial academic and administrative issues of the tenure track staffers.

In a letter written by APTTFA chairman Prof Dr. Khurram Shahzad Ahmed to the Chairman HEC, he said that the HEC had committed to resolving the issues of the tenure track staffers in March last, but the commitment had so not been fulfilled so far.

Dr. Shahzad in his letter referred to a meeting of a delegation of the APTTA with the HEC chairman, executive director, and others on Dec 27, 2019, he said that it was decided in the meeting that another meeting of the HEC would be held in March 2020 to resolve the issues of the tenure track staffers in the light of the recommendations of the BPS Review Committee, but it has not been held so far. He said that the delay in convening the HEC meeting has added to the issues of tenure track staffers. He also said that the current outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic might affect the tenure track staffers adversely.