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Twelve faculty members of Punjab University have gone absconding after receiving scholarships worth millions of rupees, without fulfilling their obligation to rejoin university service.
In response, the university administration has decided to approach the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and other relevant authorities to initiate the recovery of the disbursed funds from them.
Additionally, letters will also be sent to the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, requesting the blocking of their national identity cards and passports of the absconding individuals.
According to a spokesperson for Punjab University, a total of 56 faculty members were awarded scholarships amounting to millions of rupees to pursue PhDs abroad. However, 12 of these individuals failed to return and report for duty upon completion of their studies.
As per the terms of the agreement, the scholars were required to serve the university for a minimum of five years after earning their PhDs. Failure to comply with this condition necessitated the return of the entire scholarship amount.
The university spokesperson provided a list of the absconding individuals along with the amounts they owe:
- Farah Sattar (GIS Centre): Rs 7 million
- Syed Mohsin Ali (GIS Centre): Rs 14 million
- Kiran Ayesha (Institute of Administrative Sciences): Rs 10 million
- Rabia Abid (Department of MMG): Rs 9 million
- Khawaja Khurram Khurshid (IQTM): Rs 8.4 million
- Shumaila Ishaq (Hailey College of Commerce): Rs 16.1 million
- Usman Raheem (Centre for Coal Technology): Rs 7.2 million
- Salman Aziz (College of Engineering): Rs 9 million
- Muhammad Nawaz (GIS): Rs 7.2 million
- Jaweria Iqbal (PUCIT): Rs 6 million
- Seemab Ara (Administrative Sciences): Rs 10 million
- Samia Mehmood: Rs 11.6 million
In light of these violations, Punjab University has officially dismissed all the defaulting faculty members from service.
