The University of Agriculture Faisalabad syndicate has approved the Punjab Regularizations Service Act 2019 that will regularize hundreds of contractual and adhoc employees who have served the varsity for three years.

The meeting chaired by UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan was attended by renowned social and political personality Ch Ali Akhtar, UAF Pro Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Asif Tanveer, Dr Mahr Muhammad Saeed Akhtar, Dr Attiya Awan, Addition Secretary Planning Agriculture Department Dr Rao Atif Raza, Additional Director Livestock Dr Muhammad Iqbal Shahid, Deputy Director Local Fund Audit Gulfraz Minhas, Dr Ashraf, Dean UAF Dr Asghar Bajwa, Dr Qamar Bilal, Registrar Umar Saeed Qadri, Dr Muhammad Arshad, Dr Sidra Ijaz, Wasi Bajwa and other attended the meeting. The meeting also gave a nod to sustain the Center for Advanced Studies (Agriculture and Food Security) and release the salaries for the its staff. Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan that almost all the public universities had adopted the regularization act expect the UAF. The meeting discussed that due to nonadaptation of the Act, the future of the hundreds of the employees was at sake that was disturbing performances and provoking unrest in the institutions. Dr Iqrar Ahmad showed his concern that despite the fact of taking a leading role in the food security and agriculture, the CAS project was brought to standstill that was really a matter of concern. The meeting okayed to revive and sustain the CAS for sustainable agricultural uplift. Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan said that the UAF had established Vision 2030 to address the daunting issues of food security, agriculture, water scarcity and livestock sector. He said that vision was reflected in the national agriculture policy as UAF worked with the government to map out the vision. He said that UAF being the mother of all agricultural and educational institutions was taking all possible steps to combat the issue of the sector. He said that the UAF takes the intakes on district quota so that the students from rural backgrounds are encouraged to take the admissions.