Dow University of Health Sciences terminated twenty-seven workers following the discovery that their educational qualifications were bogus, the Public Accounts Committee of the Sindh Assembly learned.
University representatives disclosed during a session led by Nisar Ahmed Khuhro that they verified approximately 1,945 credentials out of a staff of 5,350, while checking 3,400 other workers remains pending with the Higher Education Commission.
Committee members examined audit reports for the years 2024 and 2025, which pointed out that administration officials failed to check staff qualifications and answer audit questions.
The finance director of the university stated that an outside firm handled the credential verification process for Rs. 7.36 million.
Vice-Chancellor Nazli Hussain reported that checkers validated over 70% of degrees belonging to academic doctors, with another 25% currently under review.
Nisar Ahmed Khuhro reacted to the discovery by ordering campus leaders to reclaim all wages disbursed to the 27 workers recruited with bogus credentials. He additionally demanded documentation from all state universities concerning the validation of teaching and support staff qualifications.
Committee members Qasim Siraj Soomro and Makhdoom Fakhar Zaman joined the vice-chancellor and other campus representatives at the gathering.
