Student lodges complaint against ICU’s acting VC

Wajeeh Ul Hassan

PESHAWAR: Haseena Jahangir, a graduate student of the historical Islamia College University (ICU), has lodged a complaint with the anti-corruption department, accusing the ICU’s acting vice-chancellor Dr Naushad of sexual harassment and demanding undue favour from her.

In her letter to chief minister’s special assistant for anti-corruption, the girl claimed that she was deprived by the acting vice-chancellor of gold medal for not meeting his unjust demands. She said that she was a regular student of the Pakistan Studies Department of the university in the session 2014-16 and secured 3.84 CGPA out of 4.

She alleged that Dr Naushad Khan, the then chairman of the department, had demanded Rs100,000 from her for giving her the first position. She further alleged that acting Vc had also invited her for dinner at a hotel.

She maintained that on her refusal to meet the unjust and illicit demand of Dr Naushad Khan, the then chairman appointed Dr Abdullah, a professor from Islamiyat department of the University of Peshawar as her external examiner despite the fact that the said professor had nothing to do with her subject. She alleged that Dr Abdullah awarded her less marks, which in turn affected her position.

She said that she had also submitted an application with the then vice-chancellor of the university seeking justice, which in its meeting decided the matter in her favour and asked the controller examination to award her gold medal and commendation certificate.

She asked the issuance of merit certificate to her and action against Dr Naushad Khan, who is currently holding the office of the vice-chancellor on acting basis. She maintained that she had also posted her complaint at the Prime Minister’s Citizen Portal.

When the Frontier Post reached Dr Naushad Khan for his version, Dr Naushad Khan unequivocally rejected the allegations leveled against him and announced lodge to lodge a First Information Report (FIR) with the police against the student, Haseena Jahangir.

He also announced to sent a defamation notice of Rs 200 million on her and all her accomplices for damaging his reputation. He added that some corrupt elements in the university were trying to malign him through wicked tactics.