Pakistan ke Higher Education Commission (HEC) aur Sindh Higher Education Commission (Sindh HEC) ke darmiyan ikhtilaf samne aya hai regarding the participation of university vice chancellors in an upcoming international forum jo ke Rabat, Morocco mein hone ja raha hai.
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HEC ne country-wide vice chancellors ko invite kiya hai is event ke liye, aur kaha gaya ke universities khud apne travel expenses cover karein. Lekin Sindh HEC ne strictly mana kar diya hai ke kisi bhi public sector university ka fund is foreign trip ke liye use ho.
Sindh HEC ke Chairman Dr. Tariq Rafi ne saaf keh diya ke universities sirf academic aur research purposes ke liye hi provincial grants use kar sakti hain — foreign tours ke liye nahi. Unka kehna tha:
“Agar kisi VC ko jana hai, toh wo apne personal expense se ja sakta hai, lekin government ya university funds use karna allowed nahi hoga.”
Dr. Rafi ne ye bhi highlight kiya ke Sindh ki bohot si public universities ko salaries dene mein bhi problems aa rahi hain. Kuch toh essential kharchay bhi loans ke zariye cover kar rahi hain. Is situation mein international travel ka kharcha karna irresponsible hoga.
Agar kisi case mein foreign trip “essential” ho bhi, toh uske liye Chief Minister Sindh ki approval zaroori hogi.
Yeh forum pehle Islamabad mein plan hua tha, lekin India-Pak tensions ki wajah se Morocco shift kar diya gaya. Magar Sindh HEC ne clearly kaha hai ke travel approvals aur expenses sirf policy ke mutabiq honge — na toh Sindh government aur na universities ye kharcha uthayengi.
