DLP Report
PESHAWAR
A group of 139 sacked employees of Bacha Khan University Charsadda, including survivors of the 2016 terrorist attack and eight women, held a joint press conference at the Peshawar Press Club led by Transport Officer Dawood Khan.
They demanded the provincial government take immediate control of the university and launch a thorough investigation into alleged corruption, illegal appointments, and administrative malpractice.
The maintained that the 139 employees of the university had served the university for up to 15 years without any political backing and were terminated without cause or compensation. They alleged that individuals hired during the caretaker government—despite the provincial assembly having passed legislation nullifying such appointments—continue to serve in key administrative roles due to the support of the university chancellor.
They warned that if their grievances were not addressed and their jobs reinstated, they will set up protest camps outside the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and Bacha Khan University. They held the university’s top management fully responsible for any escalation.
“These illegally appointed individuals are drawing full salaries for minimal work, while the rightful employees have been cast aside,” said Dawood Khan. “Many of the dismissed, including women, are facing severe financial hardship and have been forced to withdraw their children from schools.”
The speakers accused university authorities of nepotism, alleging that relatives and associates of high-ranking officials are being appointed to senior positions without merit, violating recruitment procedures. They also criticized the university for a lack of academic progress, citing a decline in research activities and student admissions.
Calling the university a “center of loot,” the group urged the Chief Minister, Minister for Higher Education Meena Khan Afridi, Chief Secretary, and Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court to take urgent notice of the situation. They demanded accountability for illegal hiring, financial irregularities, and misuse of resources as flagged in audit reports.
