Karachi University teachers stage protest against 'administrative indifference'
IV Report KARACHI: Teachers at the University of Karachi (KU) staged a whole-day protest demonstration on the varsity premises on December 19, voicing their concerns against the reported financial crisis of the university and administrative indifference towards their colleagues. The protest, observed as a "Black Day," was called to demand the withdrawal of a termination letter issued to Dr Munawwar Rasheed, an assistant professor at the Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology (CEMB), KU. The teachers alleged that the termination was made with a retrospective effect, without giving any prior information to Dr Rasheed. A senior teacher, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the KU administration had taken an "uncalled-for" action against Dr Rasheed, who was employed under the Higher Education Commission (HEC) introduced Tenure Track System (TTS). The teacher claimed that only the federal government had the authority to withdraw the TTS, and that the adminis...