Court rendered its verdict on the petition to preserve the autonomy of commission, paralyzing any efforts of government to devolve it. Following a political appointment of Tariq Banuri as Chairman HEC in 2018, a large number of Higher Education programmes were stopped or severely curtailed, including international scholarships, research grants programme, and free access to scientific instrumentation, with consequences that led to the removal of Banuri before his tenure ended and the appointment of Farooq Bazai as Acting Chairman. The National Accountability Bureau also started investigations of allegations of corruption against Banuri, particularly those related to cronyism, and misuse of public funds. Investigations have also been initiated against Banuri for falsely declaring himself as a tenured Professor before the selection committee. List of chairmen The following is a list of people who have served as the chairman of the Higher Education Commission. One term lasts four years. Atta-ur-Rehman completed his tenure in 2006, but was given another term till 2010. He resigned on 9 October 2008. See also List of universities in Pakistan Pakistan Academy of Sciences References Further reading External links Official website HEC's ranking of universities in Pakistan Pakistan Education and Research Network (PERN) List of illegal/fake universities and campuses Higher Education Commission's – Video Conferencing Page HEC-Vision-2025 https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/scholarshipsgrants/NBS/Pages/default.aspx Higher education in Pakistan Pakistan federal departments and agencies 1974 establishments in Pakistan Government agencies established in 1974 Higher education authorities Regulation in Pakistan