PESHAWAR
Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Haji Ghulam Ali here Wednesday chaired 15th Senate meeting of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) that approved minutes of last meeting.
The meeting was also attended by caretaker education minister, Qasim Jan, Vice Chancellor of the varsity, Dr. Zahoor-ul-Haq, Additional Secretary Education, Javaid Iqbal and representatives of Higher Education Commission.
The meeting approved minutes of last senate meeting and discussed matters including draft statutes, university’s power of attorney, discipline rules, pay scale and appointments of administrative officials.
The meeting also discussed objections on promotions of administrative staff, appointments of regular faculty members and disbursement of pensions.
Speaking on the occasion, governor said that objective of the meeting is to bring improvement in the whole system after consultation and deliberation. He said that it is my utmost desire that universities should overcome their financial problems and further improve performances for betterment of students.
He suggested that universities should devise a strategy with consultation of insurance companies for payment of pension arrears and added that it would reduce pension burden on varsities and also help providing financial help to employees after retirement.
Later KP governor met with delegation of various areas including Mathra, Abbottabad, Ghalanai and business community. Governor listened to their problems and assured his cooperation and conveying their concerns to relative quarters.
