Pharmaceutical Review (Staff Reporter) A revolutionary step was taken by the Punjab University authorities to upgrade the Department of Pharmacy to the level of Faculty in 1979 and three years B. Pharmacy course was converted to four years graduation course to meet the demand of the profession. As per directions of Pakistan Pharmacy Council, the Punjab University College of Pharmacy is divided into five disciplines, namely: Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy and Pharmacy Practice
But unluckily the current headship of College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab has potential role to hurt the academic quality of pharmacy profession in Pakistan. That is confirmed by granting affiliation to the Lord College of Pharmacy Lahore. This college appointed principal that was appointed in exercise of special powers under Section 13(3) of the University of Sargodha Ordinance 2002. The basic purpose was to use this culprit as potential instrument of illegalities.
Punjab University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Pakistan.
Pharmaceutical Review (Staff Reporter) Punjab University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab has the course of study distributed over five years. After the creation of Pakistan, the Department of Pharmacy was re-established as an independent Department in the University of the Punjab, Allama Iqbal Campus, Lahore. Later on, in order to meet the international requirements, B. Pharmacy (4 years) program was converted to Doctor of Pharmacy (5 years) program in 2003.
However the Principal office of College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab has granted Affiliation to Lord College of Pharmacy Lahore, who has appointed a corrupt institutional head to spoil pharmaceutical academia in Pakistan.
University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Pakistan.
Pharmaceutical Review (Staff Reporter) Pharmacy education was started in the Province of Punjab of sub-continent in 1944 in the Department of Pharmacology, King Edward Medical College, Lahore, the oldest institution of medical sciences in the country. This education led to the Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy. Unluckily the Principal of this Punjab University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab has granted affiliation to Lord College of Pharmacy, that fraudulent head Dr. Sajid Bashir. That will potentially instigation to spoil the local pharmaceutical academia in Pakistan.
Pharmaceutical Review (Staff Reporter) The health care system is fundamental part of any society, national and/ or country. The pharmaceutical patient care is the primary component of public health. There are so many reasons that hurdle the development of system. However, the major potential factors can be determined by review following given information. That also help to plan and establish the quality standards of healthcare system in developing part of the world.
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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 20th 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. 19th 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 18th February 2012. The petitioner, therefore, contended Dr. Zahoor Ul Hassan wan to even Dean of Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences on 20th 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 20th 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.
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ilyas Tariq – The Great Personality of Academia and Hero of Chemical Sciences
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 20th 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. 19th 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 18th February 2012. The petitioner, therefore, contended Dr. Zahoor Ul Hassan wan to even Dean of Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences on 20th 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 20th 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
In exercise of special powers under Section 13(3) of the University of Sargodha Ordinance 2002
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 9th 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
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ilyas Tariq, Institute of Chemistry, Petitioner University of Sargodha, Pakistan (Presenter)
Mr. Wagar Ahmad, Additional Registrar (General), University of Sargodha (Representatives)
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).
