Assemb­ly passes contro­versia­l univer­sities bill with minor change­sKARACHI: In a blow to universities’ autonomy in Sindh, the assembly pushed aside the governor’s objections and once again passed the Sindh Universities and Institutes Law (Amendment) Bill 2018, thereby transferring control of public universities and examination boards from the governor to chief minister. Earlier, the law that said the government would determine the admission policy of all public universities, but now it has been changed and the admission policy will be established by the university’s academic council ‘under the guidance of the provincial government’. “The universities were held hostage by the office of the Sindh governor. Faisal Subzwari of the MQM said that admissions at all public universities must be given on merit irrespective of ethnic background. “My plea is to please allow the academic council of all public universities to make its own decision about admission policy,” Subzwari remarked.

Source: The Express Tribune April 14, 2018 04:07 UTC