The students of School of Architecture here have gone on an indefinite strike to press for permanent faculty at the institute.
The students have started protest three days ago and havedecided to boycott class till the department doesn’t replace the contractualfaculty.
“The Higher Education Department has appointed faculty oncontractual basis. They are inexperienced are not able to do justice with thestudents,” the protesting students said.
They alleged that authorities in higher educationdepartment, in convenience with Principal of the Institute, have given repeatedextension to the present faculty which they said has cost the students dearly.
“Ours is the first batch of the institute and we areprotesting since 2017 against the government for posting contractual facultyrepeatedly but the authorities are unmoved,” the students said.
The students said the higher education department has turnedblind eye towards the issue which has put the students at receiving end.
The Architecture School is presently housed in a block ofAbdul Ahad Azad Memorial College Bemina (erstwhile Government Degree CollegeBemina), with government planning to build a full-fledged campus for the schoolnearby.
“We also don’t have adequate infrastructural facilities inthe institute. There are no adequate arrangements made for the students,” thestudents said
Secretary higher education department, Talat Parvez said theprocess for hiring permanent faculty was under process. “The present facultywill continue till the posts are filled permanently,” he said.
He said the students who have gone on strike have someissues with the faculty. “Otherwise most of the students are satisfied withthem,” he said.