ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has given approval to the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Amendment Bill 2023.
The federal cabinet approved the HEC Amendment Bill and the prime minister has been given the controlling authority of the Higher Education Commission.
The premier has been granted powers to remove an HEC chairman before the expiry of the employment period.
Prior to the amendment, the HEC chairman is only answerable to the chief executive of the federal government.
After the amendments, HEC becomes the only regulatory authority of all higher education institutions across the country. The government has also removed the clause for declaring the HEC chairman’s powers equivalent to the federal minister.
After the 18th amendment, HEC powers had been reduced.
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