DLP Report
PESHAWAR
Employees of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar on Tuesday urged the provincial government and higher education authorities to take notice of long-delayed promotions and alleged administrative irregularities, saying they have been deprived of career advancement for the past 18 years.
Speaking at a press conference at the Peshawar Press Club (PPC), Senior Professor Sumira Tariq, along with other employees, said promotion cases of eligible staff were being withheld and neither forwarded to the relevant commission nor the provincial government.
She alleged that the university administration and vice chancellor were “suppressing complete promotion files” and introducing new internal regulations without consulting employees, which she claimed were later being used against staff members.
Prof Sumira Tariq said the institution was quick in recruitment processes but “completely inactive” when it came to promotions, adding that this reflected the administration’s intent regarding employees’ professional rights. She demanded access to promotion-related drafts to address reservations and ensure transparency, stating that promotion was a constitutional right that could not be denied.
The professor further said staff were not being granted access to the provincial higher education minister to present their concerns, and urged Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi, the higher education minister and relevant officials to take immediate notice of the issue.
Meanwhile, employees of the university continued their protest on campus against the delay in promotions, which they say has persisted for nearly two decades.
