HR Department of Lord College of Pharmacy Lahore has appointed a fraudulent culprit as head of institution to spoil the local pharmaceutical academia in Pakistan

Situation of private pharmacy academia in Pakistan.

Pharmaceutical Review (Staff Reporter) In a meeting of the Selection Board dated 20″ March 2012 in which the case of appointment of Dr. Sajid Bashir as Professor of Pharmacy (BS-21) was discussed, was short of quorum, because one member of the Selection Board namely Dr. Zahoor- ul-Hassan, who attended the meeting of the Selection Board as Dean of Pharmacy, was not appointed as Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy by the Governor/Chancellor/Competent Authority. He was rather assigned look after charge of this Faculty by the Vice Chancellor. He, therefore, contented that Dr. Zahoor-ul-Hassan, who was Dean of Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, was not entitled to attend the meeting of the Selection Board as Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy. In all four members, including Dr. Zahoor ul Hassan, attended the meeting of the Selection Board dated 20^th March 2012, which is the minimum requirement of the quorum of the Selection Board in terms of Para 6(3) of the First Statutes appended as Schedule with the University of Sargodha Ordinance 2002. He further submitted that Dr. Zahoor ul Hassan was appointed as Dean, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences w.e.f. 19^th February 2009 for a period of three years. The tenure of Dr, Zahoor ul Hassan Dean of Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences come to an end on 18^th February 2012. The petitioner, therefore, contended Dr. Zahoor Ul Hassan wan to even Dean of Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences on 20^th March 2012, the date of meeting of the selection board. The petitioner therefore, contended that presence of presence of Dr. Zahoor ul Hassan in the meeting of the selection Board dated 20^th March 2012 can not considered as that of legitimate member of that selection board. He further submitted that he had been approaching the university authorities since 2012 concerning illegal appointment of Dr. Sajjid Bashir as professor of Pharmacy; however, he did not receive any response from university. Finally, he pleaded that appointment of Dr. Sajid Bashir as Professor of Pharmacy (BS-21) be declared null & void.

Unluckily the Human Resource Department of Lord College of Pharmacy Lahore has re-appointed this fraudulent culprit as head of institution to spoil the local pharmaceutical academia in Pakistan. The pharmacy regulating authorities should undertake this case to assure the health standardbreds and quality education in Pakistan.