PU Faculty Members Fail to Return After Foreign Study Leave

Punjab University is embroiled in a major setback after a group of faculty members failed to return from their government-sponsored PhD studies abroad. These scholarships, aimed at fostering academic growth and faculty development, were granted to 56 university teachers under a condition that they would serve the institution for at least five years upon completing their education. The students can know the latest updates regarding PU Faces Setback as Foreign Scholarship Recipients Fail to Rejoin Duties.

However, 12 of these scholars did not honor the agreement. They either completed or partially completed their doctoral programs and subsequently vanished, leaving the university with a financial loss amounting to several hundred million rupees.

12 Faculty Members Terminated Over Breach of Scholarship Contracts

In response, the university is initiating measures to recover the losses. Letters have been dispatched to the Federal Investigation Agency FIA for help in tracing these individuals and recovering the funds. Additionally, the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Foreign Affairs have been contacted to block the passports of the absconding faculty members.

Those involved include:

Farah Sattar GIS Center – Rs. 7 million

Syed Mohsin Ali GIS Center – Rs. 14 million

Kiran Ayesha Institute of Administrative Sciences – Rs. 10 million

Rabia Ibad MMG Department – Rs. 9 million

Khawaja Khurram Khurshid IQTM – Rs. 84 million

Shamaila Ishaq Hailey College of Commerce – Rs. 16.1 million

Usman Rahim Center for Coal Technology – Rs. 72 million

Salman Aziz College of Engineering – Rs. 9 million

Muhammad Nawaz GIS – Rs. 72 million

Javeria Iqbal PUCIT – Rs. 6 million

Seemab Ara Administrative Sciences – Rs. 10 million

Samia Mahmood – Rs. 11.6 million

All 12 faculty members have been officially removed from service. Punjab University is now under pressure to tighten its scholarship oversight and implement stricter policies to prevent future breaches of academic obligations.