Sindh government proposes raising university professors' retirement age to 65
Most outlets led with the proposal to increase the retirement age for university professors from 60 to 65, noting that the Sindh government is considering the move. Daily Pakistan and Pakistan Observer added that the aim is to retain experienced faculty in public-sector higher education. Dawn and Daily Times also mentioned a meeting between the Chief Secretary and university vice chancellors to review performance and administrative issues, while Dawn noted the chief secretary’s statement that a summary would be sent to the Sindh cabinet. ProPakistani briefly mentioned the call to discourage non-teaching recruitment as part of the discussion.
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Sindh Considers Raising Retirement Age for University Teachers
Sindh Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah has called for discouraging non-teaching recruitment at public universities to ease their mounting financial… Read More
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New retirement age proposed for university professors
KARACHI – The Sindh government has decided to propose an increase in the retirement age of university professors from 60 to 65 years, a move aimed at retaining experienced faculty members in public-sector higher education institutions. Sindh Chief Secretary Asif Haider Shah announced the proposed change during a meeting with vice-chancellors of 32 public universities […]
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Sindh plans to raise university professors’ retirement age to 65
KARACHI – The Sindh government has decided to propose increasing the retirement age of university professors from 60 to 65…
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Govt considers raising university professors’ retirement age to 65
Chief Secretary Sindh Syed Asif Hyder Shah chaired a meeting with Vice Chancellors of all public sector universities in Sindh to review the overall performance of universities and discuss the financial, administrative, academic and infrastructure-related challenges being faced by higher education institutions across the province. The meeting was attended by Vice Chancellors of 32 public […]
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Sindh govt plan to raise retirement age for university professors by five years
• Chief secretary says summary will be sent to Sindh cabinet to increase age of superannuation from 60 to 65 • Reviews issues of public sector universities in meeting with vice chancellors • Discourages unnecessary recruitment to contain growing financial burden KARACHI: The Sindh government is considering enhancing the retirement age of professors in public sector universities across the provi...
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