Senate panel displeased with IIUI academic malaise

Committee formed a sub-committee to look into the matter and submit a detailed report

Members of the Senate Standing Committee on Education and Vocational Training on Tuesday expressed displeasure over the delay and non-implementation of a report on the inquiry into the murder of a student and molestation of another student at the Islamabad Islamic International University (IIUI).

The committee formed a sub-committee to look into the matter and submit a detailed report on both issues. The meeting of the standing committee was held under the chairmanship of Senator Irfan Siddiqui.

The Senate committee expressed concern on several incidents of mismanagement at IIUI.

It expressed concerns over the non-implementation of the inquiry report into the murder of a student and the rape of another at the IIUI. The committee also questioned the role of IIUI Rector Dr Masoom Yaseenzai and Vice President Dr Nabi Bakhsh Jamani.

The panel considered taking up the removal of Dr Muhammad Mushtaq of the IIUI department law and he would be given an opportunity for a personal hearing at the next meeting.

The panel also discussed reforms in the field of technical education.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 11th, 2021.