While the Pakistan Government has appointed VC of Government College University, Lahore, Professor Asghar Zaidi as the Vice Chancellor (VC) of Baba Guru Nanak University (BGNU), it is a temporary posting for six months only and the Pak government has begun the search for a Sikh face to head the university.
Pakistan Punjab Governor Chaudhary Mohammad Sarwar said that they had appointed all the vice chancellors in the universities of Punjab on merit and had given additional charge of VC to Professor Asghar Zaidi to take the best of his services for the ground development as required .“We will develop BGNU at par with international standards” he said.
Professor Asghar Zaidi had been given the additional
charge for six months to expedite the setting up of the BGNU using his academic
expertise while the Pakistan government searches for a suitable Sikh candidate
to run BGNU.
"They actually need an intellectual Sikh face to
head a university which will be known exclusively for Sikh studies, Punjabi,
Sikh religious affairs etc. to gain help and sympathy of Sikh diasporas (and)
to send their children to study in Nankana Sahib and also invest in developing
religious infrastructure," said a source.
Professor Asghar Zaidi in his message said, "I
pledge to work towards the goal of making BGNU an international centre of
excellence for the study of Sikhism and for the promotion of Punjabi language,
culture and music”.
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