`Provincial govt has powers to appoint VCs´
(WorldNews Pakistan)

LHC says HEC will work under the supervision and control of CCI LAHORE A division bench of the Lahore High Court Thursday held that the provincial government is empowered to make appointment of vice-chancellors in public universities, however, it will have to meet the standard set by the federation. The bench led by Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah ruled this while announcing the long-awaited judgment on intra court appeals (ICAs) against judgment of LHC single bench, which had struck down power of Provincial Higher Education Department’s powers and held that Higher Education Commission of Pakistan was empowered to make appointments of the VCs in public sector universities. The...