RAHIM YAR KHAN - The acting Islamia University Bahawalpur (IUB) Vice Chancellor (VC) has assigned the responsibilities of Director IUB Rahim Yar Khan Campus to Prof Dr Hafiz Muhammad Athar Khan who was serving as Chairman Department of Educational Training, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, Bahawalpur with immediate effect.
According the notification No 1498/Faculty-I dated 29.08.2023, the VC in the exercise of the powers vested upon him under section 15(4)(vi) of the Islamia University Bahawalpur Act, 1975, Umair Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences, RYK Campus shall handover the charge of the office of Director, RYK Campus to Prof Dr Hafiz Muhammad Athar Khan. According to IUB RYK Campus sources, Umair Ashraf was a junior faculty member but was allegedly made Additional Director by former VC Prof Dr Athar Mehboob and was serving as Director IUB RYK Campus for last two years. There was many administrative issues including internal rift with senior faculty members in the campus during his tenure, the sources added. More administrative and faculty changes will occur in coming days, they said. Meanwhile, according to the notification No.1499/Faculty-I dated 29.08.2023 now Associate Professor Dr Muhammad Shakir has been assigned the responsibilities of Chairman Department of Educational Training Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, Bahawalpur.