LAHORE: The Supreme Court on Sunday formed a committee to hold an inquiry into the provision of facilities in all private universities across the province.
The two-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar passed the orders while hearing a sou-moto notice regarding private universities.
The bench constituted the committee comprising Legal Expert Zafar Iqbal and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director Waqar Abbasi. The committee would determine whether or not adequate facilities are being provided in private universities across the province.
The chief justice directed the committee to ascertain facilities and submit a report within a week. The chief justice also asked the Punjab governor and the chief minister to constitute a committee before chartering the status of university to any private educational institution.
Scores in the first one-day international between South Africa and Zimbabwe at the Diamond Oval today.
Zimbabwe
H. Masakadza c Hendricks b Phehlukwayo 25
S. Mire c Hendricks b Ngidi 0
C. Ervine c Klaasen b Mulder 7
B. Taylor c Hendricks b Rabada 9
S. Williams lbw b Phehlukwayo 4
P. Moor c Elgar b Rabada 13
E. Chigumbura c Rabada b Ngidi 27
W. Masakadza lbw b Imran Tahir 15
B. Mavuta lbw b Imran Tahir 5
K. Jarvis b Ngidi 8
T. Chatara not out 0
Extras (w4) 4
Total (34.1 overs) 117
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Mire), 2-28 (Ervine), 3-38 (H. Masakadza), 4-44 (Williams), 5-53 (Taylor), 6-62 (Moor), 7-86 (W. Masakadza), 8-96 (Mavuta), 9-112 (Jarvis), 10-117 (Chatara)
Bowling: Rabada 8-2-34-2 (2w), Ngidi 8.1-1-19-3 (1w), Mulder 6-0-19-1 (1w), Phehlukwayo 7-2-22-2, Imran Tahir 5-1-23-2
South Africa
A. Markram c Chigumbura b Chatara 27
D. Elgar c Moor b Chatara 2
R. Hendricks b W. Masakadza 5
H. Klaasen c Ervine b W. Masakadza 44
C. Jonker c Williams b Mavuta 6
J. Duminy not out 16
W. Mulder not out 14
Extras (b1, lb1, nb1, w2) 5
Total (5 wkts, 26.1 overs) 119
Did not bat: A. Phehlukwayo, K. Rabada, Imran Tahir, L. Ngidi
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Elgar), 2-25 (Hendricks), 3-40 (Markram), 4-58 (Jonker), 5-96 (Klaasen)
Bowling: Jarvis 7-0-36-0, Chatara 6-1-12-2 (1nb, 2w), W. Masakadza 5-1-26-2, Mavuta 4-0-24-1, Williams 4.1-0-19-0
Result: South Africa won by five wickets
Series: South Africa lead the three-match series 1-0
Toss: South Africa
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZL), Bongani Jele (RSA)
TV umpire: Adrian Holdstock (RSA)
Match referee: Jeff Crowe (RSA)
Remaining matches:
October 3, Second one-day international, Bloemfontein
October 6, Third one-day international, Paarl
A relevant piece published earlier:
SCP taking suo moto notice against illegal sub-campuses of private universities in Punjab has directed the Punjab government for taking legal action against the private universities that have established illegal sub-campuses in the Province.
A two-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar passed the orders while hearing a suo motu case regarding private universities at the Supreme Court Lahore registry today.
The court has also sought details about the number of private universities and their affiliated colleges in Punjab from the Advocate General. In another case, Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar heard a Suo Motu case regarding the salaries of the public sector companies’ heads.
During the proceedings, a NAB official submitted the report that extra salaries worth 313 million rupees have been taken back from the officers of the 56 public sectors companies. He said that nine officers still have not returned the extra salaries amounting to 118 million rupees. Following that the Chief Justice sought the response of the officers who have not yet returned the extra salaries.