Interviews for the post of vice chancellor at Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (SBBUVAS) will be held on Wednesday, February 25, it has been learnt.
The interviews will be conducted by the search committee headed by Dr Tariq Rafi. A total of 27 candidates have applied for the position, including two applicants from Punjab and the incumbent vice chancellor, Prof Dr Farooq Hassan.
Dr Hassan’s initial four -year tenure as vice chancellor expired around ten months ago. However, the Sindh chief minister did not approve an extension and directed that the post be advertised. Following the advertisement, the search committee shortlisted Dr Pershotam Khatri, Dr Imran Rashid Rajput and Dr Tariq Narejo on merit. One of the shortlisted candidates, Dr Khatri, could not obtain security clearance, after which the chief minister did not consider the remaining two candidates and instead appointed an acting vice chancellor.
With the post being re-advertised, the former vice chancellor, Dr Farooq Hassan, has once again entered the race. Former chief secretary Usman Chachar is also among the contenders. Candidates previously shortlisted by the search committee — Dr Pershotam Khatri, Dr Imran Rashid Rajput and Dr Tariq Narejo — are again in the running.
Other applicants include Javed Ali Gadahi, Prof Dr Hamid Ali Kazi, Prof Dr Allah Bux Kachhiwal, Prof Dr Ahmed Sultan Jatoi, Ghulam Mujtaba Marri, Prof Dr Tanveer Ahmed, Prof Dr Muhammad Mazhar Ayaz, Dr Aram Bughio, Prof Dr Ijaz Hussain Soomro, Muhammad Bux Lakho, Dr Riaz Bhambhro, Prof Dr Sarfraz Ali Fazlani, Prof Dr Ali Raza Shah, Prof Dr Zahid Iqbal Rajput, Dr Qurban Ali Shah, Dr Habibullah Janyaro, Prof Dr Qamaruddin Mahar, Prof Dr Kanya Lal and Prof Dr Muhammad Ismail Kumbhar.
