HEC moves summary to education minister

ISLAMABAD - Higher Education Commission has forwarded a summery regarding reinstatement of students union to Minister of Education, Mir Hazar Khan Bajrani. The text of the summery revealed that reinstatement of students union is needed a transparent process, which must be different from the bitter past experiences, the authentic sources told 'The Nation'. It was also mentioned in the summery that in order to keep the environment peaceful in the campuses, it is necessary that intervention of political parties must be banned strictly. According to the criterion only those students having good academic record would be able to take part in the election process besides in the good book of the administration, the sources further revealed. The sources said summery also introduced a check and balance formula among the stake holders-three parties-students, teachers and non-academic staff (Employees). It was further suggested in the summery that students' intervention in administrative decisions should also be restricted. "If a disciplinary action would be taken against any students by the administration, students union could not be able to challenge it on the platform of the 'Students Union', the source maintained. Earlier, HEC had established a committee to implement Prime Minister, Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani's decision to reinstate the students union. According to the HEC officials claims, summery was prepared after complete consultation of all the stakeholders, as the said committee was consisted over teachers, students and parliamentarians. "HEC was facing massive criticism from some MPs of the ruling coalition to complete its work as earlier as possible", the sources further informed. In this regard when contacted to the HEC, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad, Member Operations and Planning Department, while confirming the news regarding reinstatement of Students Union summery , said that HEC did complete its work on the students' union proposal that how to regulate the students politics.   He further informed that summary was forwarded even before the appointment of Federal Minister for Education Mir Hazar Khan Bajrani. To a quarry, he was of the view that now it was on the end of the Ministry of Education when 'Students Union' would be made functional, as his department did its work accordingly. He said that it was a wrong perception that HEC was becoming a hurdle in the way of reinstatement of the 'Students Union'. He said that HEC never opposed the idea of restore the 'Students Union' but yes there were some reservations in this regard but after complete consultation now the summery has been forwarded to the Education Ministry. 

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