Pakistan, March 21 -- The clamours of budgetary constraints and political intervention in the Higher Education Commission (HEC) affairs reached the floor of the country's lower house on Wednesday.

HEC Executive Director, Muhammad Asghar, attended the National Assembly (NA) standing committee on the behalf of Chairperson Dr Tariq Banuri. He lashed on parliamentarians for their undue intervention in the official business of the higher education sector; affecting its autonomy.

The executive director also added that the commission was facing a budget deficit of Rs 27 billion and had a shortage of Rs 33 billion development budget.

"This was what which required in current setup while if we want to more idealise the system, it required Rs 55 ...