Govt removes HEC Chairman Dr Tariq Banuri
Last updated on: 27 March,2021 11:54 am
Tenure of the HEC chairperson has been reduced to two years.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal Government has removed Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) Dr. Tariq Banuri before the expiry of his term.
A formal notification issued in this regard states “In terms of sub-section (5), read with sub-section (5A), of Section 6 of Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002, as amended vide Higher Education Commission (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021, Dr. Tariq Danuri has ceased to be the Chairperson, Higher Education Commission forthwith and is accordingly removed from the said post, with immediate effect".
Banuri was appointed at the position by former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in May 2018. He was to complete his tenure in May 2022.
But according to a new presidential ordinance, the tenure of the HEC chairperson has been reduced to two years.
It merits mention that recently, the National Accountability Bureau had also launched an investigation against him for corruption, irregularities, mismanagement and appointment of consultants.