Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Former VC IUB Athar Mahboob stops from going to US  

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  • FIA Karachi stopped Dr. Athar Mehboob from going to US.
  • Ex- VC tried to go to America from Karachi airport two days ago.
  • He was offloaded to investigate Bahawalpur University scandal.

KARACHI: Former Vice Chancellor of Islamia University Bahawalpur (IUB) Dr. Athar Mahboob was stopped from going to America.

According to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) sources, FIA Immigration Karachi stopped Dr. Athar Mehboob from going to America.

FIA sources say that the former VC tried to go to America from Karachi airport two days ago.

Sources say that the former vice-chancellor was offloaded to investigate the Bahawalpur University scandal, the senior officers of FIA instructed to prevent the former vice-chancellor from going out of the country.

Dr. Athar Mahboob has retired on July 25 2023 as Vice Chancellor of Bahawalpur Islamia University.

Earlier, the issue of illegal activities including drugs and prohibited drugs has come to light in Islamia University Bahawalpur.

The police arrested the chief security officer of the university, Ijaz Shah, a few days ago, while the director of finance, Muhammad Abubakar, was arrested last month. Crystal ice and prohibited sex drugs were recovered from the accused.

After completing the forensics of the mobile phones of the officers, a comprehensive report regarding the videos, chats, photos of the cell phones was sent to the Chief Minister of Punjab, while the then Vice Chancellor Athar Mahboob wrote a letter to the IG Punjab and called the cases false.

Dr. Athar Mahboob said in a letter to IG Punjab that there is no illegal activity in the university.

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IUB become first “Hepatitis Free University”

IUB become first
  • Governor Punjab praised VC IUB for making hepatitis free University۔
  • IUB is the only university in Punjab which is a hepatitis-free.
  • Governor directed to all the universities to make hepatitis-free.

BAHAWALPUR: The Islamia University of Bahawalpur(IUB) is the first Hepatitis Free University in Punjab.

The Governor of Punjab Engr Muhammad Baligh ul Rahman has praised the Vice Chancellor Engr. Prof.Dr. Athar Mahboob for making IUB hepatitis free University۔

The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, in the year 2020 initiated large-scale hepatitis testing, screening, and vaccination with the support of the Punjab Government Health Department. Initially, “22000” faculty, employees, and students of the university were tested and the vaccination was started.

Today, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur is the only university in Punjab which is a hepatitis-free university.

Governor Punjab Engr. Muhammad Baligh ur Rahman visited the Islamia University of Bahawalpur and was informed about the anti-hepatitis campaign conducted in the Islamia University of Bahawalpur during the last three years.

On this occasion, it was informed that all the students are screened for hepatitis at the time of admission in the Islamia University of Bahawalpur all students, teachers, and employees of the university are protected from this disease.

The focal person of this campaign in the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Chief Medical Officer and Head of Medical and Health Division, Dr. Muhammad Usman, along with senior teachers and senior officials of the university, conducted this campaign.

 

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