PESHAWAR: Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA) on Saturday hailed the appointment of new chairman of the Higher Education Commission.

FAPUASA central president Prof Jamil Chitrali said that the newly-appointed HEC chairman would play a pivotal role in resolving the problems faced by the universities across the country, according to a statement issued here.

On July 29, the federal government appointed Prof Mukhtar Ahmed as the HEC chairman.

“The FAPUASA will not compromise on its demand for reconstitution of the commission and equal representation from all the provinces,” Mr Chitrali said.

He said higher education was damaged due to confrontation between the former HEC chairman and the federal government. However, he expressed the hope that improvement would be seen in the functioning of the universities with the appointment of the new HEC chairman.

Published in Dawn, July 31st, 2022

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