Karachi University embroiled in a controversial plagiarism case

Higher Education Commission (HEC) has received a case of plagiarism in which a student of Karachi University has alleged that her teacher stole her thesis and got it published with her name to get financial benefits, Dawn has learnt
reliably.

According to sources, Mehwish Hameed, a PhD Scholar in Botany from Karachi University has alleged that her supervisor plagiarised her whole research work on: ‘Conservation of Fresh Water in Karachi’ and got it published with her
own name to win over Rs0.7million research productivity allowance granted by Pakistan Scientific Research Council (PSRC).

Now, she further alleged, the supervisor is continuously creating hurdles at each step of her studies and even cancelled her admission in 2007.

Mehwish further stated she contacted the ombudsman’s office in Sindh the same year who gave a decision in her favour too saying: “If people like Mehwish’s supervisor are not punished then more students will be victimised”. The
ombudsman in his decision directed vice chancellor of the university to, “move a case to Governor Sindh, the varsity’s chancellor, initiating action against the accused for committing gross misconduct.”

The ombudsman also directed the university authorities that complainant should neither be harassed nor victimised in pursuing her studies. Respondents at Karachi University however failed to comply as the case was never forwarded.

After that Mehwish filed a case at Sindh High Court (SHC) to get her degree where she is contesting the case herself as she said she was a poor student and could not afford the hefty fees of the lawyers. The case had been facing
delays since then due to her ignorance of the legal affairs.

She said that on the directions of Col Mohyuddin, Investigation Officer at Mohtasib Department, she was allowed to continue her education at the university where she submitted her thesis along with evaluation fee and was waiting
for issuance of the doctorate degree.

While talking to Dawn Mehwish Hameed said she completed her thesis work in 2010 and had been waiting to get her degree since then but management of the university was not issuing it. She further said: “I have applied for the post
of lecturer offered by the HEC and got selected but the commission has been demanding the degree due to which I am not being appointed.

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