Bugti for bringing reforms to solve issues of Balochistan’s varsities
Appoints Mir Sadiq Imrani a senior minister and irrigation minister
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti on Monday said that provincial government wanted to introduce comprehensive reforms to solve the problems on permanent basis being faced by province universities.
He said this while talking to Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) Dr. Mukhtiar Ahmed called on him here.
Provincial Ministers including Raheela Hameed Khan Durrani, Mir Sadiq Umrani, Bakht Muhammad Kakar and Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Asghar Tareen were also present Improving governance and quality education in Balochistan universities were discussed in the meeting.
Balochistan Chief Minister sought suggestions from Higher Education Commission (HEC) for improving the Balochistan Universities Act. If we provide resources to universities, we also have the right to be accountable, he added.
He said that in view of the financial situation, universities should avoid unnecessary recruitment and construction projects.
There will be no compromise on improving quality and governance in universities, he said and added that there would be no political interference in universities or any blackmailing.
The CM said that it is necessary to stop the process of creating anti-state mindset among students, saying that organized groups are involved in creating anti-state mindset in most universities across the country while this critical situation must be realized.
He said that the Balochistan government was striving to highlight this problem and convene a national conference to address it.
Mir Sarfraz Burgt said that the Chief Ministers of all four provinces and Vice Chancellors of universities across the country would be invited to the conference.
We welcome the positive suggestions of the Higher Education Commission, together with HEC, Balochistan universities will be put on the path of improvement, we will move forward, he maintained.
Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti has appointed Mir Muhammad Sadiq Imrani, a senior provincial minister and irrigation minister, to the National Economic Council Executive Committee (ECNC) ¹. This move aims to boost efforts in addressing economic issues and related concerns in the province through active representation.
Imrani expressed his commitment to the development and prosperity of Balochistan, citing the provincial government’s efforts to eliminate unemployment and improve law and order. He assured that the fruits of these efforts will soon benefit the people of the province.
In a recent meeting, six key projects were approved to enhance the communication system and other sectors in Balochistan. These projects include a railway line connecting major cities, construction of roads, and a shipbreaking yard. The approved projects are valued at billions of rupees, with the railway line project alone costing 15.50 billion rupees. Agencies
