LAHORE:- The Punjab Health Department has said that posting of Prof Fakhar Imam as Fatima Jinnah Medical College Principal has been made on merit.
In a reply sent to the Punjab Assembly Secretariat, the department clarified that there was no restriction of posting of a female professor as Fatima Jinnah Medical College Principal.
Prior to the appointment of Prof Fakhar Imam, seven male professors have already served a Fatima Jinnah Medical College Principal, the reply added. At the time of posting, Prof Fakhar Imam was on 36 in seniority list, it concluded.