Funds meant for needy students land in Islamabad’s elite club

[Darth Vader]

What kind of club is this

 

[muhammadhafeezmalik]

To become a professor you have to go through a long process, where you are first an Associate prof, then Assistant, then a Prof.

You have to have research, publications, and much more. After doing an MBA and being adjunct faculty or something at MAJU of all places makes him a professor?

No wonder our education is in shambles.

He was teaching since 1987

 

[muhammadhafeezmalik]

prof of management is a jackass who doesnt know that HEC is doing the same thing. why establish a separate organization? simply expand HEC's program. oh wait, that is how the shehbaz model works, setting up corporations after corporations with overlapping mandates, and appointing own guys there.

HEC meanwhile:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1613610988154019840

What kind of club is this

The club where General Bajwa used to stand in a que for an omelet.

COAS, family enjoy Sunday brunch at Islamabad Club

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www.thenews.com.pk

 

[undercover JIX]

HEC meanwhile:

iqma involved here? @muhammadhafeezmalik

 

[HAIDER]

Funds meant for needy students land in Islamabad’s elite club​

Two senior bureaucrats are in hot water and four key officials of the National Endowment Scholarships for Talent (NEST) have been dismissed from service for splurging at least Rs25 million to acquire membership in the elite Islamabad Club.


NEST is a programme for eligible and deserving students. It is an autonomous body and an additional secretary of the Ministry of Education and Professional Training heads this entity by virtue of designation.


As per documents available with Dawn, the board of directors (BOD) of NEST in its meeting held on Nov 3, 2021 approved corporate membership for NEST and initially nominated four executive officers, namely Athar Hussain Zaidi, Faysal Qasim, Qamar Safdar and Quratulain Talha for issuance of complimentary cards for the club membership. The BOD had also approved that the “monthly subscription charges [of the executives] shall be paid by the company [NEST]”.


On March 8, 2022, the Administration and Human Resources manager wrote a letter to the chief financial officer (CFO) to implement the BOD’s direction.




The CFO forwarded this request to then-CEO Mohiyuddin Wani and the approval was granted accordingly. Mr Wani was later posted out to Gilgit-Baltistan as the chief secretary.


His successor, Asim Iqbal, sanctioned the release of Rs25 million to the management of Islamabad Club for membership. Shortly after, he was transferred to the Cabinet Division as its additional secretary.


Since Mr Iqbal released the amount to the Islamabad Club, the Ministry of Education wrote to the Establishment Division for Mr Iqbal’s suspension.


A senior official of the Establishment Division also confirmed that the letter had been received. When approached for comments, Mr Iqbal’s assistant said that he was in a meeting.


The Ministry of Education and Professional Training shared the documents with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for forensic analysis to ascertain whether the signatures of Mr Wani were genuine or not, the sources in the Establishment Division said.


Talking to Dawn, Mr Wani said that he was not the board chairman that allegedly approved the memberships. “I did not release even a single penny for the corporate membership of the Islamabad Club,” he said, adding that the NEST officials sought complimentary cards in a request that he approved.


It may be mentioned that the BOD on Nov 3, 2021, approved the corporate membership for NEST officials; in March 2022, they had sought complimentary cards for four senior officials initially; in June, funds were allocated; and in September, NEST transferred Rs25m to the management of the Islamabad Club.


Case in IHC


As far as the issue of four ex-employees of NEST is concerned, they challenged their termination from service before the Islamabad High Court (IHC). Their counsel, Shuaib Shaheen, told Dawn that these four officials had no role in acquiring the club membership.


IHC Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb sought a reply from the Ministry of Education and Establishment Division and adjourned the hearing of this matter till Jan 25.


The court also stopped the ministry from making new appointments to the posts vacated by the above-mentioned employees.


When contacted, the incumbent CEO of NEST and Additional Secretary, education ministry, Waseem Ajmal Chaudhry confirmed these developments.


He said the ministry had taken action against four employees and imposed major penalties on them. He further said the competent authority also ordered an inquiry against senior bureaucrats which would be concluded soon.


According to him, the ministry has also asked the management of Islamabad Club to refund Rs25 million, as this amount was not issued in a transparent manner.

Funds meant for needy students land in Islamabad’s elite club

Two senior bureaucrats in hot water, four officials sacked after Rs25m spent on Islamabad Club membership.

www.dawn.com

I have personal experience with such characters, THEY ARE BIGGEST SUCH OF bITACH IN Pakistan. The SOB took away someone's foreign scholarship and gave it to his own family member..

 

[PakFactor]

When TF did he become a professor?

Need based scholarships for the students who do not have access to quality education.



He served as a professor of management at Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad, between 2000 and 2007.

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why we are the clowns of the world.

@VCheng @blain2 @Jango@SQ8

I wish to write a letter to HM King Charles to retake back this territory and bring it under its sovereign rule.

@aziqbal, if you ever get a chance to stop doing what you are doing, maybe help us out here.

 

[S.Y.A]

HEC meanwhile:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1613610988154019840

welp, look at NEST, oh wait! the news is about it! anyways this is nothing but pathetic whataboutism, and nothing in my post suggests that I support IK.

 

[VCheng]

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why we are the clowns of the world.

But such cheap entertainment, you gotta admit.