HEC forms fact-finding committee on IUB videos scandal

Bahawalpur: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Friday took action in response to the Islamic University Bahawalpur videos and drugs scandal by forming a five-member fact-finding committee.

 The committee would be led by Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) Pro-Vice Chancellor, Dr. Muhammad Ali, and would be responsible for conducting a thorough investigation into the matter.

The other members of the committee include Lt. Gen. (R) Moazzam Ejaz from National University Islamabad, Pro-Vice Chancellor Najma Najam from International University Lahore, Rector Tahira Aziz Mughal from Imperial College of Business Studies Lahore, and P&D Finance Advisor Mazhar Saeed.

The scandal involving over 5000 obscene videos within Islamia University sent shockwaves throughout Bahawalpur. The sources revealed that the police had been attempting to contain the video scandal, and a report has already been submitted to the caretaker chief minister of Punjab.

In connection to the scandal, three university officers, including the university's director of finance Dr. Abuzar, Chief Security Officer Syed Ejaz Shah, and the transport officer Altaf, were arrested. However, the university administration has dismissed the arrests as a conspiracy against the institution.

The report submitted to the caretaker chief minister disclosed that hundreds of student videos and eight grams of the drug Ice were found in the possession of Chief Security Officer Ejaz Shah.

In response to the allegations, DPO Abbas Shah contested the university's claims, stating that it was revealed that 113 drug-addicted students were present in the university. He emphasized that the police's focus was on targeting drug dealers, not universities, and the police would work to eradicate drug addiction from educational institutions.