LAHORE: The protest erupted after the sacking of two faculty members of the Education University (EU) entered the fifth day on Friday.
The EU administration barred the students of Information Technology Department from entering the university.
Hundreds of students continued to hold demonstrations against the forced removal of Dr. Anwar ul Rehman Pasha and his wife.
Students Join Action Committee (SJAC) staged a demonstration against the administration for banning entry of students of IT Department.
The SJAC said that the protests would continue till the removal of Vice Chancellor and restoration
Police baton charge Education University students over protesting
Lahore, The police baton charged a large number of students of the University of Education (UoE) on Wednesday protesting against removal of two senior faculty members, Geo News reported.
They chanted slogans on second day of their campaign against the acting vice chancellor of the university and demanded her restore the teachers, Dr Muhammad Anwar-ur-Rehman Pasha, professor of computer sciences, Division of Science and Technology and Dr Shaheen Pasha, assistant professor of Special Education, whose services were terminated on Monday.
The police baton charged the protesting students who marched from university to Akbar Chowk. Media was also not allowed to cover the incident. The varsity management has made it clear that the teachers would not be restored.
The students boycotting classes and examinations scheduled for Wednesday also clashed with the police in protest against the decision.
LAHORE, Jan 17: University of Education vice-chancellor Prof Farhat Saleem on Monday sacked two faculty members on charges of unsatisfactory performance, non-compliance, instigating students and doing politics instead of performing their duties.
The sacking was however opposed by varsity students who blocked the College Road.
Prof Saleem, who is holding the charge of looking after VC’s office, sacked varsity’s science and technology division director Dr Anwaarur Rehman Pasha and his wife Dr Shaheen Pasha, who were serving on a contract and probation basis, respectively.
Prof Saleem said Dr Pasha was the highly paid faculty member in the university but was still not taking classes and had gone to such an extent that he wrote against her (vice-chancellor). She said Prof Pasha was getting Rs130,000 as fixed salary besides earning Rs30,000 each for taking afternoon and evening classes.
She said Prof Pasha’s wife Dr Shaheen Pasha also did not take classes and was in the habit of misbehaving with her seniors. She said she had received written complaints that Dr Shaheen had misbehaved with varsity’s Education Division director.
The couple’s removal was protested by students who held a demonstration and blocked traffic on the College Road, Township.
A TENSE situation surfaced at the University of Education, Township campus, on Monday when two faculty members of the university were sacked abruptly.
The removal of the faculty members caused a serious concern among the varsity’s teaching fraternity and the students while the latter also held a strong protest demonstration in the evening over the decision.
The services of Dr Muhammad Anwar-ur-Rehman Pasha, professor of Computer Sciences, Division of Science and Technology and Dr Shaheen Pasha, assistant professor of Special Education, were terminated by Prof Farhat Saleem who is looking after office of the varsity’s vice chancellor in addition to her own duties as principal of the University of Education’s Bank Road Campus.A faculty member, seeking anonymity, said there were rumours within the varsity that both the faculty members were allegedly victimised as Dr MA Pasha, husband of Dr Shaheen Pasha, was a potential candidate for the post of the varsity’s regular vice-chancellor, the post likely to be advertised soon.
He further said there were also concerns that the action of Prof Farhat Saleem might invite strong reaction from the government as she was not authorised to take such decisions.
As you all know an injustice with Pakistan and University of Education, the acting Vice Chancellor (Holding Master Degree in Education only) of University of Education has terminated the services of Dr Muhammad Anwar-ur-Rehman Pasha, (PHD in Computer Science), professor of Computer Sciences, Division of Science and Technology and Dr Shaheen Pasha(PHD), assistant professor of Special Education, were terminated by Prof Farhat Saleem (Holding Master Degree in Education only) who is looking after office of the varsity’s vice chancellor in addition to her own duties as principal of the University of Education’s Bank Road Campus.
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