PESHAWAR: After 13 years of PTI rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and repeated claims of an “education emergency,” the University of Peshawar is now struggling for survival.
A recent letter from the Peshawar University Teachers Association (PUTA) to the Chief Minister highlights the serious financial crisis facing the province’s oldest and most important university.
The university, which has served the province for 75 years, is facing major difficulties as employees have been left without salaries and pensions, causing severe mental and financial stress.
Half of March salaries remain unpaid, while pension payments worth 162 million rupees have also been stopped, showing deep administrative failures built over more than a decade.
Cuts in university grants and policies of financial independence have left institutions without proper support, forcing teachers to raise their voices publicly.
While large amounts are being spent on political promotion, the lack of funds for education has raised serious questions about government priorities.
PUTA has demanded an immediate grant of 4 billion rupees from the Chief Minister along with the restoration of the pension fund.
If the province’s largest university is standing on the edge of financial collapse after thirteen years of governance, many see it as a sign of educational decline rather than reform.
