IIUI conundrum allegations baseless, says official

The institute rejects rumors about appointment of new president

ISLAMABAD: Days after a petition was filed in the Islamabad High Court challenging the appointment of the varsity’s president, the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) on Sunday rejected as ‘false’ and ‘baseless’, rumours regarding the university.

In a statement issued on Sunday, IIUI spokesperson Nasir Farid said that allegations against the administration of the university were false. Moreover, he said that the appointment of varsity’s president was perfectly legal and it had been declared as so by the Supreme Court as well.

“Some elements are trying to level false allegations due to their vested interests,” Farid said, adding that the University’s Board of Trustees was the competent authority to take decisions about the varsity as per its ordinance.

He added that the university has been working to build a strong character of its students while it had signed agreements with more than 60 universities around the world. Furthermore, teachers from different Arab countries were serving in the university. Under development projects of the university are about to be completed while a new strategy for further enhancement of varsity has been evolved, he said.

Moreover, diverse cultures in the University having national cultures is a significant feature of this varsity and makes the institution prominent for intercultural harmony. Saudi Arabia, he said, had awarded more than 300 scholarships to the university’s students. Recently, the Pakistan government released grants for development of the varsity’s infrastructure and has appreciated the university’s performance.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, April 9^th, 2018.