Alleged corruption: Urdu varsity staffers continue protest against VC

Dr Zafar Iqbal has been accused for being involved in a Rs150m embezzlement scam

ISLAMABAD:

Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology (FUUAST) Islamabad campus staff continued their protest against Vice-Chancellor Dr Zafar Iqbal for his alleged involvement in a Rs150 million embezzlement scam.

The employees are protesting for the last month against the alleged mismanagement and “corruption of the VC” and non-provision of medical facilities to employees.

Amid slogan-shouting, speakers claimed that instead of taking notice of the mismanagement, the VC has dismissed three employees and stopped salaries of several others.

To add insult to injury, they claim, the VC regularised 19 employees of the FUUAST Karachi campus. They demanded that employees of the Islamabad campus also be regularised.

Since reports emerged of a Rs150 million scam at the Islamabad campus, the top management has been passing the buck.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 19^th, 2014.