The Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) Islamabad Administration and four key panels友ounder Panel, United Panel, QAU Forever Panel, and QAU Stars Panel揺ave unanimously agreed to conduct an audit of the outgoing QAU Alumni Association for the years 2012 to 2023 before proceeding with the upcoming QAU Alumni Association Election 2024. It is revealed that a third party would conduct the audit. The decision emerged from a meeting chaired by Dr. Muhammad Idrees of the QAU Election Steering Committee. The meeting had a dual agenda: the digitalization of all alumni records dating back to 1970 and the organization of the upcoming Alumni Association election. Dr. Idrees emphasized the importance of digitalizing alumni records and called for support and fundraising for the project. He revealed that despite ongoing efforts, only about eight thousand alumni had registered as voters. The participants reviewed the progress on previous decisions and reached a unanimous consensus: an audit of the outgoing Alumni Association is a prerequisite for holding the next election.
Dr. Idrees announced that voter registration will close on the last working day of the week, dropping the previously agreed consensus of a 15% voter turnout from all alumni. Additionally, Dr. Idrees shared that the QAU administration has drafted a constitution for the Alumni Association, which will be distributed to all panels within a few days. It was also agreed that with the injection of approximately 700 new voters into the list, the election process will be revised, allowing these voters to contest the election with new nomination papers to be issued. The meeting concluded with a strong consensus that the outgoing QAU Alumni Association will not be permitted to hold any events or activities under the association's name, nor will any group be allowed to use the official QAU logo for any purpose. Key attendees included Rehan Saeed, Dr. Ghulam Ali Mallah, Azam Habib, and Shahid Minhas of the QAU Forever Panel; Aziz Nishtar, Muhammad Farooq, and Taiba Batool of the United Panel; Wajahat Latif and Ch Zulfiqar of the Founder Group; and Saeed Ch of the QAU Star Panel. The next meeting is proposed before September 20.
Credit: Independent News Pakistan