ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster awareness and prevention activities against corruption during a ceremony here on Wednesday.
HEC Chairman Dr Mukhtar Ahmed and NAB Deputy Chairman Muhammad Imtiaz Tajwar signed the MoU, which is a renewal of a MoU signed between the two organisations earlier in November 2014.
Under the MoU, HEC and NAB will establish a sustained and effective collaboration and partnership in combating corruption, its threats to society, institutions, ethical values, democratic standards, justice and rule of law in the country. They will also enhance awareness among the masses, especially the youth, regarding the menace of corruption.
The MoU also underlines preparation of curricula on anti-corruption themes, besides holding seminars, walks, conferences and workshops in universities. The two parties will also hold essay, painting and poetry competitions, debates and declamations on the need for anti-corruption efforts.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Mukhtar Ahmed reiterated HEC’s resolve to continue cooperating with NAB in countering corrupt practices. He urged teachers and Imams to play their role in social uplift.
He also said that the HEC does not tolerate academic corruption and plagiarism, adding that over 480 MPhil and PhD programmes of different universities had been shut down as they failed to fulfil the set criteria.
In his remarks, Imtiaz Tajwar stressed the need for enhanced joint anti-corruption efforts, as the partnership between HEC and NAB was aimed at the welfare of future generations. He said that the character building societies established with the support of HEC were playing a vital role in this regard.
Senior officers from both sides including Syed Waseem S Hashmi from Human Resource Development of HEC, AIOU VC Dr Shahid Siddiqui and NAB Director General Nasir Khan also attended the MoU signing ceremony among others.
