Karachi's higher education in peril: Coalition demands reforms
IV Report KARACHI: A coalition of teachers, students, rights activists, and civil society members has vowed to launch a coordinated movement to address the crisis plaguing Karachi's higher education institutions. At a press conference on September 19, leaders expressed concern over “universities' serious administrative and academic crises”, citing chronic delays in salary payments, widespread administrative breakdowns, and protests within the University of Karachi and Federal Urdu University for Science and Technology. According to them, the universities were witnessing eroding academic quality, inadequate infrastructure, and politicised appointments. The group, backed by the Concerned Citizens Alliance (CCA) and Pakistan Medical Association, demanded immediate action, including: Halting victimisation of teachers and employees; restoring students' unions; timely salary payments and pension disbursements; improved medical services; fair remunerations for visiting teach...