Pharmaceutical Review (Staff Reporter). An application No.: 293/23 was filed to the office of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) 52 rue des Pâquis, CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland on August 18, 2023 (Email: ohchr-archives@un.org, ohchr-InfoDesk@un.org, ohchr-webmanager@un.org, ohchr-nationalinstitutions@un.org, ohchr-civilsociety@un.org, T.: +41 22 917 9220) to obtain “the copy of the Order or Direction of the Syndicate of UOS to constitute a committee to comply with Governor’s Order No. GS(Univ-I)11-5/2017-25, intended alleged irregularities in revision petition, and failure to perform duty as per requirements Law/Statutes.”
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is working and enabling the citizens of about 90 countries to have appropriate facilities and laws to obtain the government records and other information. Transparency is one indicator of an open and democratic society, so freedom of information is crucial. But access can still be problematic. A freedom of information law in principle does not guarantee access in practice. So, one of the prototype case of not having access to information under the act of ‘right to information’.
The application No.: 385/633-23 was filed on June 18, 2023 in the office of the Honorable Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman, Governor of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan to obtain the subject cited information. Unluckily, no response received from respected Governor. Therefore, the Chief Information Commissioner, Islamabad Pakistan was requested under application No. 389/635-23 dated July 14, 2023 for same information. There was not reply received from honorable officers of this CIC, Islamabad. So, the intervention requested to all possible forums to obtain the subject cited information under the rights and values outlined in the Article 19 of the Universal declaration of Human Rights. The information requested are related to the following corruption, irregularities and illegalities of Dr. Sajid Bashir (Ex-Dean Pharmacy) of University of Sargodha, Pakistan,
- The culprit was illegally recruited and appointed as Professor of Pharmacy (BS-21), with due attention to the alleged irregularities pointed out by Prof. Dr. Muhammad llyas Tariq in his revision petition, and failure to perform duty as per requirements Law/Statutes. No.: 385/100422 dated April 10, 2022; case filed in Higher Education Commission, confirmed by the letter No. 05-48/A&C(Affairs)/2016/7151 dated July 01, 2016, and forward to the concerned authority for comments; Writ petition No. 37666/2021, wherein the petitioner has challenged the appointment. (Annexure 3)
- The irregularities and illegal usage of the resources and power (No.: 431/693 dated December 15, 2022; cases No.: 417/677 dated October 3, 2022 and No.: 411/653 dated August 30, 2022). The concealment of Facts and Hiding the Record of Illegal Appointment of Professor of Pharmacy, University of Sargodha was also reported under letter No.: 377/625 dated March 23, 2022.
- The failure of Drug Manufacturing Project worth of Approximately Rs. 0.8 Billion, After 18 Years of its Deployment; Because of Corruption of Dean Pharmacy and Partner of the Firm M/S University of Sargodha Pharmaceutical Laboratories. No.: 401/643 dated June 23, 2022 (Annexure 4).
- The recovery of illegally and ethically obtained funds by Dean Pharmacy University of Sargodha by misusing of Office Power and Authorities were demanded under application No.: 391/Pharm/22 dated March 24, 2022
The culprit Dr. Sajid Bashir is currently working as principal pharmacy with Lords College of Pharmacy, 53-M, Quaid-e-Azam Industrial Estate, Kot Lakhpat, Lahore Pakistan. That confirm the poor performance of Pharmacy Council of Pakistan. This is also a huge question mark upon the educational substandard and pharmaceutical education quality in country.