Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, as the controlling authority of the province’s education boards, has initiated a long-awaited reshuffle of the Boards of Governors (BoG) of education boards after several decades.
In this connection, the BoG of the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) has been reconstituted through a notification issued by Abbas Baloch, Secretary Universities and Boards Department.
According to the notification, all chairpersons of education boards have been removed from Karachi Inter Board’s BoG, with the exception of Mirpurkhas Board Chairman Colonel (retd) Alimdar Raza, who will remain a member for the next two years. Previously, each board chairman was automatically included in the governing body of other boards.
The notification further states that Chief Minister’s new nominations will also serve for two years. Professor Saima Faheem has been appointed on the Principal/Head of College seat; however, she hails from a higher secondary school rather than among principals of Karachi’s 150-plus government colleges, none of whom have been given representation.
For technical expertise, Asad Al-Arifeen, IT Director at NED University, has been inducted, while Shakil Ahmed, former Commissioner at the Federal Board of Revenue, has been nominated as the civil society representative. Additionally, two members have been appointed on the Chief Minister’s recommendation: MPA Khairunnisa and Mazhar Ali Siddiqui, former DG (P&D) Education.
Unlike previous practice, no professor from the University of Karachi has been included in the new BoG, though the varsity traditionally had representation in the body.
