VC rebuts report
May 27, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Dr Muhammad Farooq, vice chancellor (VC) of the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (SBBUVAS) Sakrand, has sent a rebuttal to a story, published in The News on May 24, 2021.
He said in his reply that “every university, before recruiting faculty or administrative staff, scrutinises their credentials and presents those to the selection board after verification through a committee and approval by the syndicate/ senate, which are prestigious forums.
“As far as my qualifications are concerned, my PhD is from a world ranking and renowned Chinese University, and I had already got an equivalence certificate from the HEC,” Dr Farooq said.
Daily Times
May 1, 2021
A Private Company under a Public-Private partnership on Friday presented a proposal to set up an Agriculture Research Center and Eco Farm encompassing over 1000 acres of land with an investment of around $300 million on the main Gujo-Junghshai Road.
The agriculture and research center aims to promote agriculture studies and research in Thatta.
The proposal was presented by a delegation of One Belt One Road Company in a meeting that was presided over by Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Sindh Minister for local government and forest, who described the project as a major breakthrough in the agricultural sector.
While Briefing the benefits of the project, Vice Chairman OBOR Mr. Feroz Shahid said that his company would be investing $300 million for establishing an Agriculture Research Center and Eco Farm encompassing over 1000 acres according to the needs of the modern-day.