The Pakistani Spectator

Wapda is one of the most profitable and important national institutions of the country. Being one of the resourceful departments of the state it has various educational institutes mainly for the welfare of its employees. There is an utter lack of mismanagement in this organization. As a citizen of Pakistan and with a deep commitment with my homeland, I would like to bring forth certain stark realities based on gross corruption and lack of governance in the organization.

1.     There is a so called Directorate established at Wapda House Lahore to look after the affairs related to Education. The saddening fact about the directorate is that there is no educationist(Director Education) present to manage the fate of 46schools & 2 Degree colleges and only 01 Cadet College(Wapda Cadet College Tarbela Dam) across the country. It seems as if there is dearth of educationist in the country and especially in Wapda education department to run the affairs of the directorate amicably. People from administration and allied services are appointed to look after the fate of an important subject of education. There is a dire need to appoint a renowned educationist from the Colleges & school cadre of Wapda on seniority cum fitness basis to improve the lurking conditions. A seasoned educationist from Wapda Education (School & Colleges) with teaching plus administrative experience can better address the pressing needs of the institutions across the country. Moreover, it is the right of an educationist to look after the education affairs in a befiiting manner.

2.     Another important issue is the implementation of the Forth Tier formula for the up gradation of the teaching staff of the schools and colleges is not implemented so far despite repeated requests of the teaching staff. It has been duly approved and implemented in the federal government institutions of the country but Wapda being a federal organization is reluctant to implement it. Reward and punishment is the hall mark of teaching and learning process. Alas, the educationists in Wapda are punished because they are serving this federal organization irrespective of any reward. It is humbly requested that this federal law may very kindly be implemented in letter and spirit.

3.     A very important landmark in the history of Wapda education facility was the establishment of Wapda Cadet College at Tarbela Dam Project. It is a lamenting fact that this ill fatted college was apparently constituted to facilitate the employees of Wapda with excellent educational facilities. Unfortunately the institute is manipulated by a handful of people for their own vested interests since its inception. Brig(r) Zareen a crony of our late dictator Gen(r) Prevaiz Musharaf established this college and became the Principal (BPS-20) of the college without fulfilling the requisite qualification and selection criteria. At that time he like his godfather and benefactor Gen(r). Musharaf was enjoying multiple positions. Brig. Zareen was General Manager & PD Tarbela Dam, GM & PD Ghazi Brotha Dam. Thus benefiting from the full facilities of three lucrative positions illegally. The whole project of Wapda Cadet College is total mess and fraud with the whole Pakistani nation. The said Brig.(r) had no significant experience of teaching and educational administration neither fulfilled the credentials of being a Cadet College Principal. His appointment as GM & PD at important positions is even highly objectionable as there were many capable engineers from the rank and file of Wapda.

College results and haphazard functioning of the institution will reflect the true situation if probed with objectivity and sincerity. Brig(r) Zareen has recruited many people illegally and many other teaching and administrative staff was hired on contract to run the show. The said boss of corruption and misappropriations had an associate to help and assist his evil anti-state & anti-nation designs at the Cadet College Tarbela. The name of the worthy partner of the corrupt team who is a facilitator of the nominated Brig® Zareen is Mr.Nazeer working as Vice-Principal at the college. Brig® Zaren visits the college rarely and the whole show at the college is run by Mr.Nazeer who is a retired teacher from Wapda Degree College Tarbela dam and notoriously famous for his corruptions. Brig(r) Zareen has appointed his son Nasrullah Nazeer at the college and they are also business partners in Cable business at Ghazi run by Nazeer’s younger son. A farce was very recently staged at this ill fated college and a new principal Prof.M Y B Chaudhary was appointed to further worsen the situations of the college. The new disaster further detoriated the situations and the new Princial dismissed (from service) many people including Mr.Nazeer, his son Nasrullah and transferring others back to Wapda. His tenure further proved to be fatal for the college.

A few faculty members left the college and thus rendered huge academic losses to the college. He resigned from the college due to the unsuitable conditions by his own good self. The college was further devastated with the return of the native corrupt group in shape of reappointment of Brig (r) Zareen and his associates back in their positions. As per practice Brig (r) Zareen (GM & PD Northern Areas) being a sleeping beneficiary of the business and college visits the college very rarely. SIR MAY I ASK A QUESTION THAT HOW CAN A INSTITUTE RUN WITHOUT ITS HEAD? ALAS IT IS HAPPENING AND BRIG(R)ZAREEN IS NOT PRESENT SINCE HIS REAPPOINTMENT IN THE COLLEGE. The whole drama is restaged and the fate of the faculty, staff and the students is awaiting a savior. Sir, may I very respectfully ask a few queries taking it as right of being a loyal Pakistani. 1. Don’t we have educationist in the whole country?  2. Why the corruption of people like Brig(r) Zareen and others is still unchecked though in capital such people have been questioned through media and Assembly why not here? 3. Why are we deceiving our future generations?. There are number of heart lamenting questions that all of us must feel. Sir it is high time to probe into the above mentioned fact sheet and it is only possible if Wapda authorities are asked through a high profile enquiry committee comprising honest and dedicated people like your own good self to probe into the realities.

Respected sir you have achieved an unprecedented positions in the heart and minds of not only Pakistanis but across the world due to your upright stance in the face of a dictator. It is very rightly said that “Justice delayed is justice denied”. We being Pakistanis, Wapda employees, Teachers, Students and members of the civil society urge you to take a very strict action against gross mismanagement in the Wapda Education wing. Teachers and taught must be repected at any cost and there is no question on compromising on such issues.Your actions will always be remembered as a high act of bravery and courage to save the future of Pakistan.

My Allah help and guide all of us in a right direction.Ameen!