IIUI Demands Restoration of Grant

IIUI demands restoration of grant
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ISLAMABD: In consequence of the drastic cut in the grant-in-aid for the last quarter of the last financial year 2007-08 by the Ministry of Finance and in the next financial year 2008-09, a joint emergency meeting of the association of the staff, officers and teachers of the (IIUI) was held. The meeting was attended by Academic Staff Association (ASA) President Prof Arshad Zia, Officers Welfare Association (OWA) President Ch Yaqoob Ali, University Staff Welfare Association (USWA) President Haji Masood Ahmed and other office-bearers of the association. The participants expressed their deep concern over the action taken by the Ministry of Finance and showed their difficulties on the decision which would debar them from receiving the monthly salaries as well as difficulties in the coming financial year. All the three Associations demanded the restoration of the deducted grant in the year 2008-09 as determined by the HEC. It was also discussed that this drastic cut would also disturb all the academic, research and training activities of the university and will have negative impact on the running semester. The meeting also decided that a joint strategy would be adopted in collaboration with association of other public sector universities.