Deadline extended as only 270 cases processed
ISLAMABAD:
With only 270 degrees out of 1,069 sent having been properly processed, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has extended the deadline, for verification, originally set for Tuesday, July 27, till Aug 12.
Even after one and a half months, the HEC has not yet received the credentials of 595 degrees by the universities concerned because of which it has refused to accept the verification of these degrees. On the other hand, universities have sent back 15 degrees to the HEC due to verification issues.
Earlier, the HEC reportedly sent letters to universities, stating that the deadline would not be extended and that July 27 was the last date.
According to HEC sources, by now only 270 degrees have been processed properly, while 11 legislators’ degrees have been challenged in courts and their cases are being heard. Sources further said that while only four degrees out of the 104 degrees send to Sindh University by the HEC have been proven to be fake, the HEC has refused to accept the ‘verification’ of the remaining degrees due to non-availability of credentials.
Sources also said that, over all, the HEC has not yet received proper credentials of 595 degrees, prompting it to send letters to the universities concerned in this regard. The HEC has, conversely, verified 100 degrees issued by the Karachi University and declared two of them to be fake.
Of the 270 processed degrees, 224 degrees are said to be authentic and 46 fake. The HEC has not yet received degrees of 61 legislators from the Election Commission.
Meanwhile, Joint Secretary, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Afzal Khan called on Advisor Quality Control Assurance of HEC, Dr Mehmood Raza and expressed confidence in the verification procedure. According to details, the Joint Secretary on Tuesday assured the ECP’s full cooperation to the HEC in this regard.
HEC spokesperson Ayesha Akram said that during the meeting, no undertaking was provided by HEC officials nor did Afzal Khan call on Chairman HEC Dr Javed Leghari. She also maintained that the issue of fake degrees was not on the agenda in the upcoming meeting of vice-chancellors of government universities.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 28th, 2010.
With only 270 degrees out of 1,069 sent having been properly processed, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has extended the deadline, for verification, originally set for Tuesday, July 27, till Aug 12.
Even after one and a half months, the HEC has not yet received the credentials of 595 degrees by the universities concerned because of which it has refused to accept the verification of these degrees. On the other hand, universities have sent back 15 degrees to the HEC due to verification issues.
Earlier, the HEC reportedly sent letters to universities, stating that the deadline would not be extended and that July 27 was the last date.
According to HEC sources, by now only 270 degrees have been processed properly, while 11 legislators’ degrees have been challenged in courts and their cases are being heard. Sources further said that while only four degrees out of the 104 degrees send to Sindh University by the HEC have been proven to be fake, the HEC has refused to accept the ‘verification’ of the remaining degrees due to non-availability of credentials.
Sources also said that, over all, the HEC has not yet received proper credentials of 595 degrees, prompting it to send letters to the universities concerned in this regard. The HEC has, conversely, verified 100 degrees issued by the Karachi University and declared two of them to be fake.
Of the 270 processed degrees, 224 degrees are said to be authentic and 46 fake. The HEC has not yet received degrees of 61 legislators from the Election Commission.
Meanwhile, Joint Secretary, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Afzal Khan called on Advisor Quality Control Assurance of HEC, Dr Mehmood Raza and expressed confidence in the verification procedure. According to details, the Joint Secretary on Tuesday assured the ECP’s full cooperation to the HEC in this regard.
HEC spokesperson Ayesha Akram said that during the meeting, no undertaking was provided by HEC officials nor did Afzal Khan call on Chairman HEC Dr Javed Leghari. She also maintained that the issue of fake degrees was not on the agenda in the upcoming meeting of vice-chancellors of government universities.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 28th, 2010.