Pharmaceutical Review (Staff Reporter) The great personality of academia and Hero of Chemical Sciences Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ilyas Tariq, Institute of Chemistry, University of Sargodha has filed writ petition and challenge the illegal appointment of Sajid Bashir as Professor of Pharmacy (BS-21) in University of Sargodha, Pakistan. He has highlighted the grave concerned events happened in University of Sargodha. This is a model case that highlight the fundamental reason poor healthcare practice and patient care in developing partis of the world.

Respected Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ilyas Tariq contended that 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.

So, in conclusion, Prof. Dr. Ilyas Tariq is great academic personality and hero of chemical sciences, who has highlighted the grave concerned regarding illegal appointment in academia. The case explained above is actual model that really happened in University of Sargodha. This illegal appointment highlights the fundamental reason of poor healthcare practice and substandard pharmaceutical patient care in developing countries of the world, including Pakistan.

Pharmaceutical Review (Staff Reporter). A writ petition was filed in Lahore High Court Lahore to challenge the illegal appointment of Sajid Bashir as Professor of Pharmacy (BS-21) in University of Sargodha, Pakistan. During the course of hearing, the petitioner contended that foreign referee namely

Prof. Severre Arne Sande from Oslo University of Norway clearly mentioned in his report that Dr. Sajid Bashir did not possess required number of 15 research publications; a pre-requisite for appointment as Professor of Pharmacy (BS-21). The petitioner, therefore, claimed that Dr. Sajid Bashir was not eligible for appointment as Professor of Pharmacy (BS-21), as he was deficient on criterion of required number of research publications. The second foreign referee namely Muhammad Azmi Ahmad Hassali was research collaborator of Dr. Sajid Bashir. He, therefore, should not have been selected as foreign referee to evaluate application dossier of his research collaborator. The petitioner termed it a conflict of interest, thus needs to be addressed accordingly.

Unluckily, this culprit, who was illegally selected as Professor of pharmacy is re-appointed as head of Lord College of Pharmacy, Lahore to spoil noble profession of pharmacy in Pakistan

Pharmaceutical Review (Staff Reporter) Brief facts of the case are that the University of Sargodha advertised one post of Professor of Pharmacy (BS-21), with last date for submission of applications as 31 December 2009. Dr. Sajid Bashir applied for the said post. Having fulfilled the pre-requisites such as determination of eligibility and obtaining evaluation reports of local and foreign referees, the case was placed before the Selection Board in its meeting dated 20- 21 March 2012. The Selection Board recommended Dr. Sajid Bashir for his appointment as Professor of Pharmacy (BS-21). The Vice Chancellor, in exercise of powers under Section 13(3) of the University of Sargodha Ordinance 2002, appointed Dr. Sajid Bashir as Professor of Pharmacy (BS-21) vide Notification dated 22″4 March 2012. The Syndicate approved recommendations of the Selection Board in its meeting held on 9^th July 2012.

So, in exercise of special powers under Section 13(3) of the University of Sargodha Ordinance 2002, this stupid culprit was illegally appointed as Professor of Pharmacy. Fundamental goal was to use him as potential instrument of particular objectives in different academic and administrative areas.

Pharmaceutical Review (Staff Reporter) Honorable then Governor Punjab, Pakistan has issued the Order No. GS(Univ-D11-5/2017- 2, 5, Date of Hearing: 16.09.2021 to

1. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ilyas Tariq, Institute of Chemistry, Petitioner University of Sargodha, Pakistan (Presenter)
2. Mr. Wagar Ahmad, Additional Registrar (General), University of Sargodha (Representatives)
3. Syed Nasir Abbas Bukhari, Deputy Registrar, University of Sargodha, Pakistan

This order will dispose of the revision petition of Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ilyas Tariq, Institute of Chemistry, University of Sargodha referred to this forum by the Hon’ble Lahore High Court, Lahore, vide order dated 15″ June 2021, passed in connection with Writ Petition No. 37666/2021 titled “Prof Dr. Muhammad Ilyas Tariq versus Governor of Punjab/Chancellor, University of Sargodha etc” wherein the petitioner has challenged the appointment of Dr. Sajid Bashir as Professor of Pharmacy (BS-21).

Pharmaceutical Review (Staff Reporter) Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ilyas Tariq, Institute of Chemistry, University of Sargodha has filed writ petition and challenge the illegal appointment of Sajid Bashir as Professor of Pharmacy (BS-21) in University of Sargodha, Pakistan. Honorable then Governor Punjab, Pakistan has issue the Order No. GS(Univ-D11-5/2017- 2, 5, Date of Hearing: 16.09.2021 to the Presenter (Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ilyas Tariq), Additional Registrar (General), University of Sargodha and Syed Nasir Abbas Bukhari, Deputy Registrar, University of Sargodha, Pakistan.

Pharmaceutical Review (Staff Reporter). The Provincial Quality Control Board (PQCB) Punjab was established with major objective of to assist in public health, drug administration and legal matters. They follow the cases under trial and defend PQCB orders in writ petitions. The answers filed and submitted as reports and para-wise comments in writ petitions on behalf of the Board. Additionally, the Provincial Quality Control Board, Punjab is a quasi-judicial body established under section 11 of Drug Act 1976 and the rules framed thereunder. It has been functioning since 1980s

Unluckily, A good peace of fraudulence, innovative model of corruption, and useless crape is taken board member of Provincial Quality Control Board (PQCB) Punjab. That is a serious alarm to public health in Pakistan. This culprit Mr. Sajid Bashir has been taken member of PQCB Punjab after his successful corruption in University of Sargodha.

The seat of professor of pharmacy was advertised on November 1, 2009 in Daily Jung, bearing last date December 31, 2009, under which the said professor was selected. The criteria were also given as per guidelines of HEC Islamabad. In selection of professor, the external expert reports have key value to comply with criteria. Therefore, university did not give me access to the requested information to protect the illegal appointment. However, I obtained the reports from another source (copies attached Annexure 6). Both of the foreign reports did not support the appointment of candidate as professor in university of Sargodha as under,

Sverre Arne Sande, Professor of Pharmaceutics and Social Pharmacy, Sem Sælands vei 3 Farmasibygningen 0371 Oslo stated in his decision (conclusion) that “reports and short communications can not be considered as research publication. In this case, he (culprit Mr. Sajid Bashir) do not comply neither with the requirement for the total publications, nor with the requirement for publication during the last five years. If one or more the publication in journals of unknown status should turn out to be recognized by HEC, he will comply the requirement for number of publication during the last 5 years, but the total number will still be too low”. 

Dr. Hohamed Azmi Ahmad Hassali, Associate Professor, Programme Chair, Discipline of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia was associate professor at that time. He can not evaluate the candidate for the appointment as professor. One step lower expert automatically disqualified to examine the credibility of a candidate of higher (professorship) position. Secondly, Dr. Hohamed Azmi has worked with candidate (Sajid Bashir) during September 2009 – November 2009 to complete a cross-sectional, observational study entitled “Association between knowledge and drug adherence in patients with hypertension in Quetta, Pakistan”. Both of them (candidate and evaluator) have published their research article in “Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research” April 2011; 10(2): 125-132. This is potential conflict of interest and automatically disqualifies the appointed of expert Hohamed Azmi Ahmad Hassali as foreign exprt. His evaluation also null and vided on behalf of his explicit predefined relationship with candidate.  

The administration misinterpret, concealed the facts and hided the real information. Thus, candidate started project on September 2009 and completed on November 2009; before the advertised closing date December 31, 2009 of university of Sargodha. Then was, followed by revised accepted on January 12, 2011 and finally published on April 20, 2011. The screen shots are attached in Annexure 7 and web links are as under,

1. Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (tjpr.org)
2. Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (tjpr.org)
3. Microsoft Word – 2011_10_1_2_Saleem.DOC (tjpr.org)
4. Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (tjpr.org)

Further detail of the matter is available at An Innovative Model of Corruption, Good Peace of Falsity and Useless Crape is Appointed as Principal of Lords College of Pharmacy, Lahore, An Alarm for Pharmacy Academia in Pakistan | (pharmaceuticalsreview.com)

Pharmaceutical Review (Staff Reporter). The procedure of the Provincial Quality Control Board (PQCB) Punjab Pakistan is applicable to all administrative and Regulatory wings. Thus, under the scope of integrated management system, which may directly or indirectly involve in providing services to the public or other Interest parties.

Unluckily, the competent authority of Provincial Quality Control Board (PQCB) Punjab has engaged a culprit Mr. Sajid Bashir, and taken as Board Member. This innovative international model of corruption and deception has played major role to purchase the substandard and used machinery for University of Sargodha Pharmaceutical Laboratories.  The equipment’s were purchased from VarioTech, Plot 9, Industrial Area, Saggian Bypass, Lahore under the purchase order numbers,

1. UOS/RC/11-412 dated 21.03.2011
2. UOS/RC/10-160 dated 25.05.2010
3. UOS/RC/11-616 dated 18.10.2011
4. UOS/RC/11-615 dated 18.10.2011 and
5. UOS/RC/11-624 dated 21.10.2011

Manufacturing license No. 000859/167 dated 12.06.2017 granted by Chairman Central Licensing Board, Government of Pakistan under the Drug Act 1976. Unluckily, the potential profitable and excellent drug manufacturing project of approximately Rs. 0.8 billion was failed because of the corruption of aforesaid officer. The granted license was then voluntarily surrendered by University of Sargodha under letter No. UOS/PIU/1666 dated November 19, 2018, and facility was shut downed (DRAP letter dated March 13, 2019, attached). So, a strict disciplinary action against the corruption of the Dean Pharmacy, University of Sargodha is requested. The damage should be recovered from the culprit. 

The further detail of this blunder is available at HR Department of Lords College of Pharmacy (LCP) Lahore has Engaged and Hired a Culprit and Appointed as Principal to Continue the Spoiling the Pharmacy Academia in Pakistan | (pharmaceuticalsreview.com)

Pharmaceutical Review (Staff Reporter). The Provincial Quality Control Board, Punjab was established under section 11 of Drug Act 1976 and the rules framed thereunder. It has been functioning since 1980s. The Procedure for Scrutiny of Cases provides guidance to the staff on how a cases file is scrutinized and prepared for placing in the Board Meeting. This SOP sets a criterion on which every case file is judged, and it is determined that whether the case is healthy for placing in Board meeting or not.

The poor performance of this prestigious institution of PQCB (Pb) can be recognized and identified by the appointment of an amazing model to corruption Dr. Sajid Bashir as Board Member PQCB, Punjab Pakistan. That confirm and endorse the substandard pharmaceutical implantation of standard policies and procedures. This stupid culprit has cheated University of Sargodha by obtaining his evaluation report from one of the Co-Author of his article. That is not only potential conflict of interest but also an illegal, unethical and unacceptable act. The Malaysian Associate professor report and article published is attached here for the evidence of the fraud of this stupid culprit.

Further information can be obtained from A Corrupt Person is appointed Principal of the Lords College of Pharmacy, Lahore Pakistan | (pharmaceuticalsreview.com)

Pharmaceutical Review (Staff Reporter). The responsibilities of DQCB Wing are to Maintain the record of DQCB proceedings as supreme / appellate body of the same; Maintain, update & analyze the monthly progress report of all DQCB of Punjab; Scrutinize the revision petitions filed against the order of DQCB; Prepare agenda, minutes and orders of revision petitions; Refer back the quality cases which come in the ambit of DQCB; Update the status of refer back quality cases and revision petitions on Information Management Unit; Organize secretaries DQCB conference to evaluate their performance as and when required; Prepare annual report on DQCB performance and Perform any other task assigned by Senior Management.

Unluckily, this prestigious institution has taken a deceiver as Board Member of Provincial Quality Control Board. This culprit has deceived the administration of University of Sargodha successfully by obtaining his evaluation report from a Malaysian Associate professor for the appointment as professor. As per rule and academic ethics, the lower ranked person can’t examine the candidate for position higher than his current appointment. So, the private education mafia and pharmaceutical regulating authorities are potentially hurting the standards in Pakistan.

Further detail available at Lords College of Pharmacy, Lahore has appointed a deceiver as principal of the institution in Pakistan | (pharmaceuticalsreview.com)

Pharmaceutical Review (Staff Reporter) The Provincial Quality Control Board, Punjab is a quasi-judicial body established under section 11 of Drug Act 1976 and the rules framed thereunder. It has been functioning since 1980s. The PQCB Core Team comprise of Mr. Ali Jan Khan Secretary, P&SHD Chairperson, PQCB; Mr. Muhammad Iqbal Special Secretary (Operations) Vice Chairperson and Mr. Muhammad Munawar Hayat Secretary, PQCB.

Unluckily, they also have a fraudulent culprit Mr. Sajid Bashir; taken as board member of this prestigious institution. This stupid culprit has successfully failed the drug manufacturing project worth of approximately 0.8 billion, after 18 years of its deployment.

This selection confirm the poor recruitment procedure of it board members. The appointing authorities and search committee should be asked the fundamental criterial. Because his entire history is full of corruption, misleading and frauds, particularly in the University of Sargodha.  The pharmacist community demand the prompt removal this culprit. That will help to improve the public health and performance of public department of Government of the Punjab.