PESHAWAR: Faced with financial issues, Convenor Coordination Committee, University of Peshawar (UoP), Dr Bakht Jehan has written a letter to the Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for looking into the matter. According to the university administration, it has been written in the letter that University of Peshawar, Agriculture and Engineering University were faced with financial issues for the last couple of years. The letter written by Dr Bakht Jehan said increases in employees’ salaries and pension liabilities were among the reasons for financial restraints at the universities. The financial crises have jeopardized the existence of these universities, the letter said. However, the Secretary Higher Education in this regard said that universities were autonomous institutions and such issues should be addressed by the universities’ administrations themselves. He said employments beyond requirement caused financial problems in the universities. APP
