COMSATS University Islamabad has come under fire for asking students a highly objectionable question during a quiz.
According to details, during a quiz of Bachelor of Electrical Engineering’s (BEE) first semester, students were asked to write an essay on incest between a brother and sister.
The question was part of a quiz of the course titled English Comprehension and Composition. It was held in December 2022. The students were asked to give their opinion on the scenario. They were also required to support their opinion with reasoning, including some examples from their knowledge.
Here is the quiz.
Nearly a month later in January, the Ministry of Science and Technology ordered an inquiry against the content of the quiz after the Minister took serious notice of the matter.
The Minister termed the content of the quiz as highly objectionable and against the curriculum laws of the country. The Minister also asked the Rector of COMSATS University Islamabad to take strict against the responsible lecturer.
Following the letter from the Ministry, COMSATS University Islamabad terminated the contract of Khair-ul-Bashar, Lecturer (Visiting Faculty). The university also blacklisted him for future employment.
The quiz, termination letter, and letter from the Ministry have now gone viral on social media platforms, with enraged netizens condemning the act and calling for measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.
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Is there any authority to have check on it. Does this institute have any moral n ethical values or have they any religion. Andhay log
No university checks on quizzes or assignments being conducted. So, its not the university’s fault here. They did their part of firing the person right away. Everyone there respect religion, they even allow students to arrive late in class or leave early to pray. Article is misleading and heavily biased to make an institution look bad.
The teacher should have been interogated what was his motive behind all this. Was it just for fun or he had some objective behind it.
Not on the teacher be sacked but also the ppl who were suppose to check ghe contents of the quiz and who else authorize such objectibe material to be printed un-noticed.
Such incidents should be made a learning point for our teaching community.
Agreed
It seems that the business plan for the person involved is to use this as a basis for refugee and immigration to any western nation. He will use this as freedom of speech etc etc and now that he got fired and people might take action so its best for him to run away from Pakistan….
I think the lecturer is belong to elite class.
The Government must take a strict action against this vulgar person who don’t have any sense and trying to become mature that what he did is right. The Government arrest him like they did with politicians and Poor’s and interrogate him that what’s his motive. Who’s behind and support him.
But sadly nobody will listen.
This is not quiz please report facts as the question paper showing thus is an assay writing so why not enquiry be conducted against curriculum and examination board.
Well this shows the sleepy management of our corrupt system the controller of exam the head of department the paper checker the paper setter paper review committee everyone was asleep now all of sudden the lecturer got fired may i know why are we paying them salaries if they are doing nothing?
What action will be taken against the above all mentioned???
The most important thing is that did the students even objected ? They were supposed to write just one word on the page… Unislamic…. It’s a clear conspiracy theory for the new generation to thing about this which is directly going against Our Religion…. The lecturer was supposed to be punished instead of just terminating him. Allah reham kary hamary hall py
Reetaj, you need to look at it from a poor student’s perspective who wants to pass with good marks. They were required to write a 300 word essay, comprising 4 paragraphs at least.
Termination from job is nothing. He should be arrested and should be examined by a psychiatrist. I agree with Mr. Junaid, it is important to know what was the motive behind this act, he might be going to get sympathy of West and applying for asylum.
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Its against all norms. The institution to have strict measures against this to avoid anything like that in future.
The lecturer was terminated on Jan 5, 2023.
MoST ordered an inquiry on Jan 19, 2023.
The termination was not in response to the ministry taking notice but the university internally resolving the matter on students’ protest. Don’t take away the credit from the students and Uni staff for their action.
It is erroneous to state that following the letter the employee was terminated. The content of the condemned quiz is not worth a mention, but both that and this article’s writer are proof that we really need to give better English language education.
Was only the visiting faculty responsible. I believe question paper jis thoroughly checked by other examination staff including but not limited to the Director Examinations. This is not the Only fault og the single person but the whole Examination Team.
The basic question is when COMSATS took action against the teacher, is that was after the paper went viral or immediate after the paper, comsats must be punished for this, only teacher is not resposnsible comsats is equally resposnsible for same.
There are some NGOs and foreign funded persons/groups which always keep doing this.
They receive millions $$$, Europian Visas, green cards, foreign luxury visits and even a lot in Pakistan.
They keep busy in hiring ministers, officials and depptts for this purpous. The main aim is to introduce the un-islamic, liberalism and mother-father-freed thoughts.
They have done a lot. Mera Jism Meri Marzi, Trans-Gender Act and a lot of hidden lines in women freedom laws and behind the basic human rights.
Alas! there is no group to block and eradicate all this.
May God Bless all of Us.
Everyone’s point of view is good and appreciable.
But one thing that is more important is the education ,the religious education. Especially at present time when the whole world is conspirating against Islam and its teachings. Its our duty to have at least the basic knowledge of our religious.
Unfortunately we get the even doctorate degrees but don’t know even the abc of our religion.
We should strongly protest against such satanic forces.to save our eman and religion
Regards
Kindly dont be moron and spread Disinformation, COMSATS is not ASKING STUDENTS to write such things, it was a teacher (who is free in classroom to share any sort of QUIZ) who asked his class students to write on that filth, and COMSATS terminated him,,, It is like the same if Mr. Haroon Hayder is a moron and we start blaming whole Pakistani media
He is not Khair-ul-Bashar but Shar-ul-Bashar. Would someone please upload his photo on the social media so that people may know him and spit at him.
He should be kicked out or fined ten percent of his salary
I agree with Mr.Junaid. He must be arrested and investigated. Students should have protested. These kind of unislamic things should not be tolerated by anyone..not for one minute. These kind of people are responsible, they are the one’s who are spoiling our generation.
Bring this lecturer in public to make his face black, putting necklace of shoes and sitting on a donkey to get around the city so that no one dare to do such act again….. Moreover he must be enquired for what reason he has done this act…..