SHEC’s building plan on KU land raises eyebrows
By Mukhtar Alam KARACHI: As authorities seemingly ignore concerns being raised over the reported distribution of prime and hard protected land of the University of Karachi (KU), documents reveal the Sindh Higher Education Commission (SHEC) has sought two acres of KU land in March 2024, which the varsity syndicate approved in principle on August 31 in the presence of commission’s chairman. Following the development, the SHEC has set its sights on a prized land within the university’s sprawling campus, amid considerable outrage and concern raised by faculty, alumni, students and other stakeholders. According to a press release, the university’s syndicate, led by Vice Chancellor Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi, attached various conditions to the approval: the SHEC building would be non-commercial, the land would remain KU property, and the university administration would manage the building upon SHEC’s departure. However, critics argue that these conditions were mere window dressing, design...