Pakistan, Aug. 5 -- A key post of executive director (ED) in the Higher Education Commission (HEC) is lying vacant for the past nine months, and despite announcing the vacancy twice in the recent past, the post could not be filled.
The academic circles are presuming that the commission may have the intention to favour some specific person against the slot. The educationists apprehended that the HEC management desired to accommodate some specific person to hold the executive director's office, due to which the commission follows such practices.
However, HEC Chairman Dr Tariq Banuri rejected the speculations saying that the authorities did not find the "appropriate candidate" after first advertisement, after which the HEC was compelled to r...