Edwardes College alumni want full-time principal, independent audit

PESHAWAR: The Edwardes College Alumni Network, a body of the former students of the Edwardes College Peshawar, has demanded the appointment of a full-time principal and an independent audit of the seat of learning.

They were speaking at the Annual General Body meeting of the alumni body where

a former student of the college and Advisor to the Chief Minister on Information and Higher Education, Kamran Khan Bangash was the chief guest.

Among the prominent alumni were former vice-chancellors Prof Dr Azmat Hayat Khan, Prof Dr Ajmal Khan, Chairman, Pakistan Development Foundation, Muhammad Bilal Sethi, Edwardes College Alumni Network President, Syed Tehsin Shah and others besides hundreds of graduates.

The spokesperson for the KP government, Kamran Khan Bangash said the government was bringing reforms in higher educational institutes, including Edwardes College Peshawar.

Coming down hard on those resorting to frequent protests and boycotts, he said they could not pressurize the government as there were thousands of unemployed educated people who could replace those who were wasting the precious time of the students by boycotting classes and disturbing the educational environment of the universities.

The special assistant added that he had suggested to Chief Minister Mahmood Khan to take classes to save students time as he himself was able to take one class with students.

He expressed concern over the denial of permission to former students of college students to organize the get-together on the campus and announced that the next gathering of the alumni would be organized on the campus.

Muhammad Bilal Sethi, an active member of the alumni body who had organized the event, demanded an independent third-party audit of the college by the government.

He said the college needed a professional administration headed by a dedicated and energetic principal who can improve academics, discipline and the entire system of the college.

He urged the alumni of Edwardes College to play a role in curbing the abuse of drugs by the youth.

Syed Tehsin Shah said the association wanted to involve alumni in introducing reforms in their alma mater. He requested the alumni to identify the financially poor students and help them with their education.