PHC issues notice to UoP

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday issued notice to University of Peshawar (UoP) to submit reply within seven days in a writ petition of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) MNA Murad Saeed seeking the issuance of his BS degree.
A two-member bench comprising Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth and Justice Musarrat Hilali issued notice to registrar, controller of examination and chairman Environmental Science Department University of Peshawar to submit reply in seven days in the case.
The PTI MNA from Swat district filed the writ petition through his lawyer Muzammil Khan to seek issuance of his degree for the four-year programme. The UoP through its vice-chancellor, registrar, controller of examination and chairman Department of Environmental Sciences were made respondents in the case.
In the writ petition, the PTI MNA stated that he enrolled for the bachelor programme at the Environmental Sciences Department, UoP, in 2005. He said he completed his four-year programme in 2009 in eight semesters. The petition noted that chairman of the department issued him the course completion certificated on November 26, 2009.
It said the petitioner approached the competent authority for issuance of his degree, but every time he was told that it would be delivered at his home address.The petitioner claimed he was in touch with his department particularly the controller of examination to get his degree. He alleged the department refused to issue him the degree as some student activists created doubts in the minds of the public at large through the media.