HEC: Rs: 7 Billion Shortfall of Funds

Dr. Javaid Laghari, Chairman Higher Education Comission (HEC) said that HEC is facing deficit due to non-availability of funds from the Ministry of Finance. He said this deficit can be overcome if the finance minister Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh pays Rs 7.1 billion to HEC.

While talking about fake degrees, he said that the HEC’s work is to verify degrees and that all degrees would be verified on merit without any political pressure. He also added that HEC believed in zero tolerance policy of plagiarism of thesis of teachers and if any university was found favoring plagiarists, HEC would take serious actions against it.