Federal Education Minister Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui...

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• Islamabad:  The Senate Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges has sought detailed answers from the Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design regarding a growing dispute involving Vice Chancellor Hina Tayyaba Khalil, the institute’s leadership, its search for a new Vice Chancellor and the role of Federal Education Minister Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui.
• Senator Bushra Anjum Butt moved a motion concerning Hina Tayyaba Khalil and also raised wider concerns about the administration of PIFD.
• Bushra Anjum Butt said that Federal Education Minister Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui had repeatedly supported the Vice Chancellor.

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Islamabad:  The Senate Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges has sought detailed answers from the Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design regarding a growing dispute involving Vice Chancellor Hina Tayyaba Khalil, the institute’s leadership, its search for a new Vice Chancellor and the role of Federal Education Minister Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui.

The committee took up the issue under the chairmanship of Senator Syed Waqar Mehdi. Senator Bushra Anjum Butt moved a motion concerning Hina Tayyaba Khalil and also raised wider concerns about the administration of PIFD. The committee decided to seek records about the Vice Chancellor’s appointment and any extension of her tenure and ordered that several PIFD representatives appear before it personally at the next meeting.

Senator Bushra Anjum Butt told the committee that Hina Tayyaba Khalil’s tenure had ended and questioned her continued presence in the office. She also raised concerns about the process for selecting a new Vice Chancellor and said the sister of the sitting Vice Chancellor was among the people being considered for the post.

Bushra Anjum Butt said that Federal Education Minister Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui had repeatedly supported the Vice Chancellor. She said the minister had convened a meeting in which an extension for Hina Tayyaba Khalil was discussed and that she had questioned the decision in the Senate.