The Higher Education Commission (HEC) received 104 plagiarism cases from different stakeholders since 2006, out of which 86 cases have been resolved while 18 are in the process, the chairperson of the commission Dr Javaid R Laghari said on Saturday. Speaking to the members of the Quality Assurance Division, Laghari reiterated HEC’s commitment to ensure quality at all levels of higher education without any compromise. “We must also remember that justice delayed is justice denied,” he added. The chairperson said that the Plagiarism Policy, circulated by the HEC in 2007, provides complete guidance about the process of investigation, procedure for constitution of Plagiarism Standing Committee and punishment, etc. “The Policy apprises students, faculty members and staff who are involved in research about plagiarism, its different manifestations and about respective consequences and punishments,” he added. Dr Laghari said that universities are expected to address the major reasons of plagiarism which are generally time management, promotion stress, imbalanced workload distribution among teachers, weaker writing skills, different educational background, new learning environment and lack of research publications culture at universities. “These factors may contribute towards an environment where researchers reproduce already published information with their names so that they may be promoted on time.”