LARKANA: Registrar, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University (SMBBMU), Larkana, Dr Abdul Rauf Khaskheli, has termed the alleged recent illegal appointments in the university as lawful. He said this in a statement issued here on Sunday.
He said that Prof Dr Hakim Ali Abro’s letter has come forward in which he has termed appointments illegal which Dr Khaskheli claimed that no unlawful appointments have been made. He said six institutions are working under the umbrella of SMBBMU and to overcome the shortage of faculty, appointments have been made for which advertisement was floated with the approval of Sindh Chief Minister.
It must be mentioned here that controversial 23 appointments have recently been made by Vice Chancellor, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Medical University (SMBBMU), Larkana, Prof Dr Anila Attaur Rahman in high positions in the institution allegedly by unlawfully using the powers for which offer letters have been issued by the registrar.
According to the notification, Dr Abdul Rauf Khaskheli, who is also the current registrar, has been appointed as a professor in the 21 grade in the pharmacy department which means he issued / signed his own appointment / offer letter.
Meanwhile, additional registrar Dr. Fahad Gibran Siyal son of Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Siyal has also been issued an order on the two positions of associate professor of pharmacology and associate professor of pharmacy at the same time.
Dr. Siyal was appointed as demonstrator in SMBBMU in 2012 in BPS-17, later he got the position of lecturer BPS-18 in 2013. In 2015 he got the position of assistant professor BPS19 and now being a blue-eyed boy he was offered two posts of BPS-20 to opt one of them. He was deputy registrar when he appeared in the selection board and also influenced not only getting two positions but also getting BPS-18 for his sister.
Among other appointments, former registrar Dr. Qararo Shah has been offered the post of professor of 21 grade community medicine who has no experience as assistant or associate professor in any university.
Dr. Maryam Qazi Assistant Professor Pharmacy, Dr. Salim Joyo Assistant Professor Pharmacy, Dr. Mujeeb Abro Assistant Professor Diabetes, appointment orders have also been issued for 23 lecturers each of grade 18 in Ghulam Mohammad Mahar Medical College, Sukkur.
