“The PML-N government unnecessarily established the HEC, which kept the [administrative] systems of universities paralysed in the last 10 years,” Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi said. DawnNewsTV/File
LAHORE: The Punjab Higher Education Commission (HEC) came under criticism in the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday for what the lawmakers said not giving space to administrators of various universities to function.
“The PML-N government unnecessarily established the HEC, which kept the [administrative] systems of universities paralysed in the last 10 years,” Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi said during the Question Hour pertaining to the Higher Education Department.
“We’re now mourning the unnecessary tasks undertaken by the PML-N government. There’s a need to change the whole higher education system in the province,” said the speaker in an unusual grilling of the former ruling party.
Most PA standing committees unformed, lying dormant
Parliamentary matters including legislation making being dealt only through 13 special committees
A file photo of Punjab Assembly in session. PHOTO: ONLINE
LAHORE:
The standing committees of Punjab Assembly (PA) are lying dormant despite a lapse of two and a half parliamentary years.
Up to the present, chairpersons of only 20 out of 49 standing committees have been elected whereas 29 committees have not even been formulated. To the dismay of voters, several standing committees did not even hold a single meeting after the election. Parliamentary matters including legislation making are being dealt only through the 13 special committees of the house, as per official sources. Moreover, the high publicised accountability process within the government departments through the Public Accounts Committees has also stopped.