MINGORA, Nov 3: A number of candidates seeking admission in different departments of the University of Peshawar have alleged large scale irregularities in the admission process.
One Akhtar Gul told Dawn on Saturday that despite the fact he had fulfilled all the pre-requisites, he was denied admission in journalism department. “My first priority was to take admission in the journalism department as I am a working journalist.
Those who had obtained less marks than me were given admission. The authorities even did not bother to satisfy me about the merit criteria,” he complained.
Other candidates also expressed dissatisfaction over the admission process and termed it an “eye-wash” to make room for the blue-eyed boys. Some even vowed to move the court in this regard.
The candidates appealed to the NWFP governor, vice chancellor of the Peshawar University and the minister for education to look into the injustices meted out to the students.
BASIC FACILITIES DEMA-NDED: Abdul Wahab Khan, general councillor from union council Gulkada no 59 and president of Swat Hawkers Association has expressed his deep concern over the non-availability of basic facilities of life in the Sharifabad area and asked the Tehsil and District Nazims to solve the problems of the people.
Talking to this correspondent here on Friday he said in the union council the people were faced with a number of problems and have many expectations from the local governments.
He said that this was a test case for the elected members to meet the people’s problems, otherwise, the people would never trust the politicians.
Wahab asked the authorities to establish a school, dispensary, and provide proper mettled streets in the locality.
He said that houses along the nullah need to be protected against rain water, he added.
He said that the system of water supply to Sharifabad was very poor, adding that an additional water tank should be constructed. And land should be provided for graveyard.
He also asked for the installation of the streetlights and a transformer.
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