A full bench of the Lahore High Court here Tuesday summoned provincial minister Zaeem Hussain Qadri to explain his position in establishment of Lahore campus of Bahauddin Zakaria University (BZU), Multan on January 19. The bench also summoned complete record of the students of the sub-campus enrolled with the main campus Multan.
The bench issued these directions during hearing a case about non-enrolment of students studied at disputed sub-campus of BZU in Lahore when it was transpired that a notification approving establishment of the sub-campus also carried signature of Qadri, then special assistant to chief minister Punjab.
The bench was surprised to learn that approval of the campus was granted the same day of filing the application and without waiting for a complete summary from the chief minister. When asked by the bench, BZU former vice chancellor Khawaja Alqama admitted that approval from the syndicate was not sought for the establishment of the sub-campus.
During the hearing, the bench was told that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was also probing into the sub-campus scam. However, the bench observed that the court would not allow anyone to hide behind the NAB proceedings and directed the provincial minister Qadri to appear before the court on next date of hearing.