KMU Syndicate takes Decisions on long Awaited Issues

The 34th meeting of the Syndicate of Khyber Medical University (KMU) Peshawar was held in the ccommittee room of the Vice Chancellor's secretariat which was chaired by the Vice Chancellor of the University Prof. Dr. Zia Haq. Besides other members of the syndicate Registrar KMU Prof. Dr. Muhammad Saleem Gandapur,  Justice (Retd.) Nisar Hussain, Special Secretary Health Dr. Syed Farooq Jamil, Secretary Higher Education, Secretary Finance and Secretary Establishment representatives attended the meeting. After threadbare discussion, all decisions were made by consensus. The meeting approved the recommendations of appointment by various selection boards including professors, associate professors, assistant professors and lecturers at different constituent institutes.

 Approval was also given to appointment of Dr. Hafiz Mohammad Ilyas as Controller of Examinations (BPS 20) in light of the recommendation of the Selection Board. Furthermore the syndicate has also approved promotion of  Deputy Controller Examinations Muhammad Islam to Additional Director Academics (BPS 19), Assistant Registrar Establishment Inamullah Wazir to Deputy Controller Examinations (BPS 18), Office Manager IPMS Syed Adnan Ali Shah to Deputy Registrar S.A&A (BPS 18), Procurement Officer Wasim Hassan Khan to Manager Research Operations (BPS 18), Assistant Controller Examinations Nasrullah to Deputy Director Admission (BPS 18), Assistant Director Admission Fawad Ahmed to Deputy Director QEC (BPS 18), Assistant Treasurer Mushtaq Ahmed to Deputy Treasurer (BPS 18) and Assistant Librarian Mst Riyasat Begum and Muhammad Sadiq were promoted to the vacant posts of Deputy Librarian (BPS18). The minutes of the 30th, 31st and 32nd meetings of syndicate were also ratified. Apart from the decisions of the 24th and 25th meetings of the Finance and Planning Committee, the minutes of the 19th and 20th Academic Council meetings were also ratified in the syndicate meeting.

The meeting also approved the KMU Benevolent Employees Welfare Association Rules 2020 along with the approval of Dr. Haider Darain, Director IPMR as chairman KMU Grievances Committee. In the light of the recommendations of the 42nd, 43rd, 44th and 45th meetings of Affiliation Committee various institutes of Paramedics, Nursing and Physiotherapy were also approved. The revised rates of financial assistance to employees who died in the line of duty and rules of KMU Institute of Public Health evening shift were also approved.

Earlier, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Zia-ul-Haq, while welcoming the participants, informed that the recent meeting of the syndicate was being held after a long period of one and a half years in which long pending issues would be discussed. He also presented a report on the academic and research activities of the university, especially the establishment of sub-campuses of the university in different divisions of the province, which was appreciated by all the participants and expressed the expectation that KMU is striving to achieve the set goals and hoped that this journey of success will be continued with the same passion and dedication.