Dow University Fires 27 Employees Over Fake Degrees

Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) has dismissed 27 employees after their educational credentials were discovered to be fake, the Sindh Assembly's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was informed.

Key points

• According to Vice-Chancellor Nazli Hussain, more than 70% of academic doctors' degrees had been verified, while another 25% were still being processed.
• The committee reviewed the university's audit findings for 2024 and 2025.
• The session was attended by PAC members Qasim Siraj Soomro and Makhdoom Fakhar Zaman, the vice-chancellor, and other university office-holders.
• Taking notice of the findings, Khuhro directed the university administration to recover all salaries paid to the 27 employees hired on the basis of fake degrees.
• The university's finance director informed the committee that the degree verification process had been outsourced to a firm at a cost of Rs.

While verification of another 3, 400 employees was still pending with the Higher Education Commission (HEC), during a session chaired by Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, university office-holders made public that the degrees of around 1, 945 employees had been verified out of a total workforce of 5, 350. 265 Girls Moved to Boys School in Lahore.

In practice, the committee reviewed the university's audit findings for 2024 and 2025. It highlighted the administration's failure to verify employees' academic credentials and respond to related audit queries.

Notably, the university's finance director informed the committee that the degree verification process had been outsourced to a firm at a cost of Rs. 7.36 million.

According to Vice-Chancellor Nazli Hussain, more than 70% of academic doctors' degrees had been verified, while another 25% were still being processed. Sindh Announces Immediate Closure of Schools in Unsafe Buildings.

Taking notice of the findings, Khuhro directed the university administration to recover all salaries paid to the 27 employees hired on the basis of fake degrees. He additionally sought reports from all public universities regarding the verification of academic qualifications of their teaching and administrative staff.

Meanwhile, the session was attended by PAC members Qasim Siraj Soomro and Makhdoom Fakhar Zaman, the vice-chancellor, and other university office-holders. Visit EduNation to find scholarships from worldwide. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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