6 Jinnah Sindh Medical University faculty members urge VC to review decision to rehire professor after retirement

KARACHI: Upset over the provincial cabinet’s decision of granting a three-year extension to a retiring colleague, six faculty members of the Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU) have sought the vice chancellor’s intervention in the matter, urging him to uphold the principles of merit, seniority and prescribed criteria. In a recent letter, a copy of which is available with Dawn, the staffers, including the senior registrar of the concerned department at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), have expressed concern over the cabinet’s decision to grant a three-year extension to Prof Dr Nighat Shah. The Aug 11 letter — signed by Associate Prof Dr Shazia Naseeb, Associate Prof Dr…