PEIRA new chief assumes office

Islamabad

Hasnat Qureshi on Wednesday assumed the office of the chairman of the Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Authority (PEIRA).

His predecessor, Mussadaq Malik Khan, was replaced by the Capital Administration and Development Division over the non-registration of their respective educational institutions.

According to a spokesman for the CADD, minister of the state for the division Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry took notice of an issue in which 25,000 to 30,000 students of private educational institutions of primary and middle levels were about to be considered as private candidates for their exams due to the non-registration of their respective educational institutions.

The minister directed the authorities to instantly rectify the problem and consider the students as regular candidate for their primary and middle exams.

On the appointment of the new PEIRA chairman, the minister said Hasnat Qureshi is a career officer and enjoys impeccable repute because of his management capabilities in the administrative circles of Islamabad.

The minister directed him to instantly hold meetings with the representatives of the private educational institutions from urban and rural areas and resolve their issues on urgent basis. He further directed him to propose realistic and practical amendments to the PEIRA rules by consulting all the stake holders which could result in resolution of issues of the private educational institutions.

The minister said the prime minister was taking keen interest in improving the education system of Islamabad and the education reforms would bring about desired results only if they were extended to the private sector educational institutions as well.