LAHORE: The Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA) Punjab chapter condemned the statements against academic associations by vice chancellors at the Senate Standing Committee on Devolution. In a statement issued on Sunday, FAPUASA strongly condemned the stance taken by vice chancellors before the senate standing committee against academic staff associations. The statement called the VCs “dictator-minded and incompetent” and called the statement undemocratic. The statement added that only corrupt and ineligible vice chancellors had problems with Academic Staff Association (ASAs). According to the statement, the Senate’s standing committee should take notice of corrupt practices of vice chancellors who were involved in making money, awarding contracts illegally and abusing the authorities of their office.

Source: The Express Tribune December 25, 2017 06:00 UTC