Public sector universities VCs criticise budget cut.

ISLAMABAD -- Vice Chancellors (VCs) of all public sector universities strongly criticised the recent cuts imposed by the Finance Ministry on the budget for higher education.

A statement released by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) said that a resolution passed by the university heads, after the Vice Chancellors Committee meeting held online on Tuesday, stated that Pakistani universities are already under enormous financial stress because of the squeezing of their budgets since last three years. Currently, the COVID-19 crisis has further exacerbated the situation, both by increasing costs, and by reducing the inflows of tuition fees.

The vice chancellors appealed to the Prime Minister, the Education Minister, and the SAPM for Finance to immediately reverse the cuts, and enhance the higher education budget to the levels needed by universities.

The resolution emphasised that future of the country depends critically on the future of education, especially higher education. If the funding cuts are not reversed, some universities will not be able to survive. It will force some universities to...

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