QAU Visiting Faculty Unpaid for 18 Months Amid Worsening University Funding Crisis
Regular employees are also facing delays—this time with the reimbursement of medical bills.
ISLAMABAD: Visiting faculty at Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) have gone unpaid since the fall 2023 semester, with some saying their dues stretch back over 18 months. Frustrated and financially strained, many are now considering leaving the profession altogether.
The university, which has 26 departments and hundreds of visiting lecturers, has violated its own policies by failing to release salaries for nearly two years. “This is a violation of our basic rights,” said one teacher. “We have families to support, rent to pay, and school fees to cover.”
Regular employees are also facing delays—this time with the reimbursement of medical bills. The administration blames the crisis on a lack of funds and says it has requested a bailout from the federal government.
QAU is not alone. The International Islamic University Islamabad and the Federal Urdu University are also struggling financially. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) and the federal education ministry requested a Rs. 2.5 billion grant in March, but universities have yet to receive the funds. The HEC currently faces a funding shortfall of Rs. 60 billion.
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