MULTAN: The Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) registrar allegedly disrupted the examination of LLB on Monday after he was denied to take the paper due to the shortage of attendance in lectures.

Distance Learning Director Programme Dr Ishaq Fani said candidates were informed that they would not be allowed to sit in the examination if their attendance fell short.

He said only 15 candidates, out of 600, in other subjects were short of attendance.

“However, in LLB, 15 candidates, of 75, were short of the required attendance and Registrar Malik Munir Hussain was one of them,” he said.

“The registrar said that he would not allow the examination if invigilators did not let him attempt the paper,” Mr Fani said.

He said he immediately brought the matter to the notice of the vice chancellor, who directed the registrar to leave the examination hall.

“The registrar refused to follow the order and finally I postponed the examination,” he said.

He said the registrar abused the invigilators. He said that the paper would be conducted at the end of the examination.

The registrar alleged the administration of Distance Learning Programme was collecting fine from the candidates with short attendance that was against the university rules.

He said the university laws did not provide any such provision but Mr Fani and his team were collecting cash from candidates. He said that when he questioned the fine collection, Dr Fani said that he was not bound to tell him.

He alleged that Rs500,000 was collected as fine on Monday from the candidates. He said most of the candidates had attendance problem in the distance learning programme as majority of them were employees.

He said though the vice-chancellor ordered him to leave the examination but why he was allowed to sit in other papers.

“If my lecture attendance was the issue, why I was allowed to sit in three previous papers,” he said. He said that Dr Fani was after him as he had exposed his corruption regarding the purchase of Rs120 million books.

“There is no building for library but books have been bought without following the required procedures,” he said. He said that over his objection, the administration postponed the examination.

Published in Dawn, April 28th, 2015

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