Post 18th Amendment Scenario of Higher Education: A Case Study of Sindh

Authors

  • Kishwer Khan

Abstract

The 18th Amendment to the Constitution of 1973 is regarded as a commendable achievement in the history of federalism and provincial autonomy in Pakistan. Among other developments, it abolished the concurrent list and devolved many subjects including higher education to the provinces. In theory this devolution worked well but in practice it appeared to be a move towards centralization. It developed many dilemmas regarding the powers and jurisdictions of central government, provinces and higher education institutions. The ongoing situation of higher education in Sindh can be cited here as the best example of these dilemmas where, because of ambiguity of powers and jurisdiction, a tug of war has started (1) between the center and the provinces over powers and jurisdictions of the two HECs and, (2) between the provinces and the universities, who are interpreting this devolution as the usurpation of their autonomy. This study is aimed to analyze these paradoxes and attempts to make some recommendations to solve them.

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Published

2020-02-16