• COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) has sacked a faculty member
• The lecturer asked a objectionable question in a English exam
• He has also been blacklisted from future employment at the institute

COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) has sacked a faculty member who asked a controversial and immoral question in the English composition exam.

There was an uproar after students of the Bachelor of Electric Engineering (BEE) of CUI asked to read an 300-world essay on a highly objectionable question in their recent English quiz held in December.

In a letter on Jan 19, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) had directed the university to hold an inquiry into the matter and apprise the government about the action taken in this regard.

“The Hon’able Federal Minister for Science and Technology has taken serious notice and shows his great concerns and grievance about the content of the quiz of the English subject of Bachelors of Engineering of COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI).”

“The quiz was conducted on the 4th/5th of December, 2022. The content of the quiz is highly objectionable and totally against the curriculum laws of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and caused unrest amongst the families of the students,” letter of the ministry to the institute read.

It asked the Rector COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) to take strict action and conduct an inquiry on the highly objectionable contents of the quiz. The ministry also directed to submit a report within a week.

In response, the university informed the ministry that the lecturer Khairul Bahar, who prepared the question paper had been terminated from Jan 15, 2023 onwards. It further said that the teacher had also been blacklisted for future employment.

The students and social media user had also expressed anger on the controversial quiz and asked the government to take strict action against those responsible. It was reported that the faculty member was removed last month while the ministry took notice weeks after the incident.