PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa higher education department has clarified a news item, which appeared in different newspapers on Thursday claiming that the Peshawar High Court has suspended an order of the provincial governor to send the vice-chancellor of the Women University Swabi on a forced leavefor three months.
A spokesperson for the department said a two-member high court bench, which heard a petition filed by VC Prof Shahana Urooj Kazmi, had not suspended the order issued on May 25 for sending her on forced leave.
He said while the hearing into the case was adjourned until Aug 17, Prof Shahana still on forced leave as the court had only ordered the continuation of the interim relief granted on May 27.
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A bench consisting of Justice Mussarat Hilali and Justice Mohammad Naeem Anwar fixed Aug 17 for the next hearing into VC Prof Shahana Urooj Kazmi’s petition. DawnNewsTV/File
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday suspended an order of the provincial governor to send the vice-chancellor of the Women University, Swabi, on three-month forced leave.
A bench consisting of Justice Mussarat Hilali and Justice Mohammad Naeem Anwar fixed Aug 17 for the next hearing into VC Prof Shahana Urooj Kazmi’s petition, which challenged an inquiry held by the Governor’s Inspection Team (GIT) against herand the May 25, 2021, notification of her forced leave.
PESHAWAR: The Vice-Chancellor of Women University, Swabi, Shahana Urooj Kazmi, has sent a three-page letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan accusing Governor KP and the provincial government of.
VC accuses KP governor, govt of harassment
June 18, 2021
PESHAWAR: The Vice-Chancellor of Women University, Swabi, Shahana Urooj Kazmi, has sent a three-page letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan accusing Governor KP and the provincial government of harassment, interference, and political exploitation of VC and female teacher.
The VC said in the letter that she has been subjected to provincial bias from day one and baseless allegations have been leveled against her. She had written a letter to the governor but both the governor and the government remained silent over the harassment. Instead of remedy, the governor has initiated a baseless inquiry against her. The governor has taken a one-sided and derogatory attitude towards her. “I have all evidence of political interference and harassment. I was convicted and sent on a 90-day forced leave, a reprehensible act that has humiliated teachers across the country. Women scientist and VC is being subjected to political pressure and po