LARKANA:The Sindh Chief Minister has accepted the resignation tendered by Prof: Dr. Ghulam Asghar Channa, Vice Chancellor (VC), Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University (SMBBMU), Larkana, in June 2018 and has directed Prof: Dr. Ghulam Murtaza Pathan, Dean, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, SMBBMU, to hold additional charge of the post of Vice Chancellor, in addition to his own duties, with immediate effect and till the appointment of new VC.
However, Prof: Pathan has not taken over the charge and was waiting for official receipt of the notification which is circulating on WhatsApp which has been signed by Section Officer (Universities) Kamal Ahmed and issued on July 30, 2018.
Prof: Channa tendered his resignation on 5th June 2018 for the reasons which he mentioned in his letter addressed to the Sindh Chief Minister.
He had stated in his resignation letter that for posting and termination of the services on the important posts, no consideration is being given to the comments, consent remarks of the VC who happens to be the chief executive of the university under section 10, (2) of the SMBBMU Act amended 2018.