Pakistan, June 24 -- A sense of anxiety currently prevails within academic circles. The concern stems from a news report that surfaced a few days ago. According to the report, the Punjab government has constituted a 13-member high-level committee to examine the possibilities of commercially utilizing the assets of public universities. In this regard, the Public-Private Partnership Authority has also been activated.

Members of the academic community have expressed serious reservations. They argue that after handing over public schools and commerce colleges to the private sector, the Punjab government has now set its sights on the privatization of public universities. For those associated with the education sector, this is undoubtedly a tr...