This blog post is aimed at underlining some of the pressing challenges confronted by the public sector in Pakistan so that the newly appointed academic heads pay special attention to address it. These mainly embrace: i). prevailing administrative vacuum, ii). Looming financial crunch, iii). Digitalization and iv). Politically motivated meddling in the universities’ affairs.

This article takes stock of the financial health of the institutions of higher education in Pakistan, how it is getting worse and how the overall governance and financial sustainability of the public sector universities is becoming cumbersome.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, came to power with a promise of significant reforms across various sectors, including education. As we mark the two-year performance of the PTI government, it is crucial to evaluate its impact on the higher education landscape in Pakistan. Despite the ambitious goals set forth, universities across the country continue to face severe challenges, including inadequate funding, infrastructural deficits, and academic inefficiencies. This blog post delves into the current state of universities in Pakistan, examining the extent to which the PTI government's policies have influenced their performance and addressing the ongoing struggles that continue to hinder educational progress.

The blog post is aimed at bringing to the limelight three important challenges, the newly appointed academic heads should pay particular attention to. These include financial crises, digitalization and political intervention in the universities affairs.

This blog post is aimed at discussing the following important areas: 1. Implications of the unprecedented budgetary cut on the public sector universities in Pakistan 2. Approach of coalition government toward higher education sector in Pakistan 3. Reaction from the Vice-Chancellor of Public Sector Universities, 4. Response from HEC 5. The way out.

This blog post takes a stock of the current state of the financial crisis in the public sector universities in the backdrop of the recently announced bailout package by the government for the six public sector universities in the province

This blog post has made three important points. One, the universities across the length and breadth of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa suffered a great deal, on account of recent budgetary constraints. Second, the financial problems of the universities are getting unmanageable with each passing day with no respite in sight. Last but not least, it was the civilian administration under which the universities experienced financial difficulties more than the military regime. With the current state of affairs being considered as transitory, it is said that the government is trying to resolve the issue and soon the situation will get better.

This blog post takes stock of the gravity of financial crisis in the universities with focus on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The write-up is aimed not only at spotlighting the agonies of the employees but also providing guidelines for the university’s top management how to guard themselves against such eventualities in the future.