6 Jinnah Sindh Medical University faculty members urge VC to review decision to rehire professor after retirement
KARACHI: Upset over the provincial cabinet’s decision of granting a three-year extension to a retiring colleague, six faculty members of the Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU) have sought the vice chancellor’s intervention in the matter, urging him to uphold the principles of merit, seniority and prescribed criteria. In a recent letter, a copy of which is available with Dawn , the staffers,…
KARACHI: Faculty members at the Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU) have expressed concern over the provincial cabinet’s decision to grant a three-year extension to retiring professor Prof Dr Nighat Shah. In a letter to the vice chancellor, signed by six JSMU employees, the staffers argue that the extension may undermine principles of merit, seniority, and established promotion criteria.
The letter asserts that such extensions are typically only granted when no suitable incumbent is available to fill the position, and implementing this decision could negatively impact the careers of eligible members and the overall quality of teaching, research, and patient care. The staffers urge the vice chancellor to review the matter and uphold the principles of seniority and prescribed criteria.
The cabinet's decision to extend Prof Shah's contract comes just days before her retirement and was made despite the department's recent advertisement for teaching posts. While government officials maintain that the extension is purely contractual and within the PMDC's policy framework, medical professionals believe that the government could have avoided the controversy by following PMDC's guidelines on hiring/retaining retired faculty.
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