ARBELA GHAZI:(DR. PERVAIZ AWAN): Assistant Professors of the University of Swabi protested against the university’s administration for not restoring their services despite Peshawar High Court’s order, they marched through various departments and administration blocks, holding play cards describing slogans for their restoration.
According to the source, some three months back, management of University of Swabi had removed 34 Assistant Professors of various departments of the university. The sacked professors moved to Peshawar High court against the university’s administration action for expelling them.
The source told that the Peshawar High Court had ordered for restoration of the services of the expelled Assistant Professors but the university management was tolerating them.
Yesterday, the 34 Assistant Professors, who were removed by the University of Swabi, protested against the failure of the University administration for implementing their restoration order issued by the Peshawar High Court (PHC).
They gathered in the university campus and marched through various departments and administration blocks, holding play cards describing slogans for their restoration.
They also chanted slogans against the university administration, the protesters said, “There was a conspiracy against them, they had been expelled despite serving the university about seven to ten years and their families were being pushed to the darkest future and hunger.
The Assistant professors serving in different department of the university claimed that the Peshawar High Court had restored their services but the university administration failed to maintain the court’s order although a copy of the judicial decision had already been served to the relevant authorities. They demanded for immediate restoration of their services to save them and their families from a dark future and hunger.
