reports that he gave empty papers, which were checked within an hour and he was awarded at least 60 marks in each paper.
According to Prof Hizbullah, it was not a normal case and for such cases prior permission of the vice-chancellor, controller examination and director admissions were required. But none of them were informed before arranging the examination, he said.
Dr Hizbullah teaches at the Department of Environmental Sciences and is member of the committee responsible for academic programmes, but the matter was kept secret from him.
He said the vice-chancellor had formed a high-powered committee to look into the matter. He said the committee would inquire as to how Murad Saeed had been allowed to appear in the papers four years after he had exhausted all his chances.
He said that according to the university records, Murad Saeed had not completed his course and degree had not been issued to him. He was confident that the committee would prove him guilty and his courses would be declared null and void.
The university spokesman told The News that he (Murad Saeed) was short of credit hours and records of his three papers was not available. He said that he required a total of 131 credit hours, but he was short by nine credit hours.
Also, record of his three papers was missing, of which one paper - ecology - was found with his teacher Dr Sardar Khan, in which he had obtained 60 marks. The remaining two papers were arranged for him. But they have not yet been checked and marked, the university spokesman claimed.
He said that Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Rasul Jan had taken prompt action and formed a committee under Prof Dr Gulzar to look into the matter and fix responsibility.
There were reports that Chief Minister Pervez Khattak had made special intervention into the matter and had asked the vice-chancellor to arrange the papers for Murad Saeed. The vice-chancellor, however, showed his unawareness about the issue. He told a group of protesters that the actual situation would become clear and action would be taken against those found responsible.
Chairperson of the department, Dr Shahida Zakir could not be reached on her available contact numbers. She was, however, quoted to have said that the papers had been arranged on the direct orders of the vice-chancellor. Meanwhile, the activists of Pakhtun Students Federation staged a demonstration in the campus, demanding strict action against the PTI MNA Murad Saeed. They dispersed afet receiving assurances from the vice-chancellor.The MNA did not respond to this correspondent despite several attempts to reach him by phone. He also did not reply to the messages sent on his mobile phone.