Overview
- Sindh Minister for Universities and Boards Ismail Rahoo ordered Professor Azhar Shah’s immediate suspension and a formal inquiry, with a report due to his office within 15 days and referral to the university syndicate.
- A three-member inquiry panel led by Dr Javed, dean of Business and Commerce at the University of Sindh, is conducting the investigation.
- The University of Sindh removed Shah from his additional role as focal person of the Dadu campus and appointed Prof Dr Anila Naz Soomro to oversee the campus on an interim basis.
- Faculty and student complaints allege repeated intoxication on duty, incoherent behavior, abusive language, and in some accounts harassment, with reported class boycotts escalating the issue.
- Officials note the suspension is a temporary administrative measure pending findings; some reports cite an initial three-day fact-finding step, and neither the university nor Shah has issued a public statement.