Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Higher Education, Meena Khan Afridi conditionally approved Rs. 2209 budget of Islamia College University (ICU) for the year 2024-25 and directed to conduct third party audit of 2023-24 budget. The provincial minister was chairing meeting here which along with others was attended by the members of the Senate committee of the University and officials of finance and establishment department. He also directed to furnish third party audit report in six month period. Meena Khan Afridi said a task force has been constituted following directives of Chief Minister to identify reasons of financial problems being faced by universities. He said that task force would also help devising strategy to solve financial crises in universities. On this occasion, the minister was also briefed about grant-in-aid received from Higher Education Commission Islamabad and matters relating to salaries and pension of staff.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan