PESHAWAR, Sunday, September 20, 2026: The University of Agriculture Peshawar has approved long-awaited promotions for faculty members and administrative officers to higher grades, alongside fresh appointments, following decisions taken at the university’s 132nd Syndicate meeting.
The meeting, chaired by Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Sarzamin Khan (Fulbrighter), approved promotions and appointments against various faculty and administrative positions that had remained pending for several years.
According to the university, the decisions covered vacancies advertised in 2015, 2018, 2021 and 2023, clearing a backlog of promotion and appointment cases across different cadres.
Faculty promotions and new appointments approved
Under the faculty cadre, the Syndicate approved promotions involving 34 BPS professors, 18 TTS professors, 11 BPS associate professors, five TTS associate professors and 19 assistant professors.
The meeting also approved the appointment of 13 new lecturers.
In the administrative cadre, 13 officers were approved for promotion to higher grades.
The university administration described the decisions as part of efforts to resolve long-pending employee cases while ensuring that promotions and appointments are processed in accordance with relevant rules and regulations.
Promoted employees appreciate vice chancellor
Faculty members and administrative officers whose promotions were approved thanked Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Sarzamin Khan and praised his leadership and efforts to address employees’ long-standing promotion cases.
They said measures taken under his leadership were helping improve opportunities for career progression while strengthening the university’s academic and administrative affairs.
The promoted employees also pledged to perform their new responsibilities with greater commitment and contribute to the university’s teaching, research and administrative development.
‘No employee will be denied legitimate rights’
Congratulating the promoted faculty members and officers, Prof Dr Sarzamin Khan said resolving cases of employees who had been waiting for promotion for years was among his priorities.
He said no university employee would be deprived of legitimate rights and pledged that pending promotion cases would continue to be processed under the applicable rules.
The vice chancellor said merit, transparency, fairness and adherence to regulations would remain central to decisions involving promotions and other administrative matters.
He added that faculty members and administrative officers were integral to the university’s academic, research and management systems, and that providing employees with career development opportunities could strengthen morale and institutional performance.
Prof Dr Sarzamin Khan also thanked members of the Syndicate for completing the meeting and taking decisions on key university matters.
He said the Syndicate, as an important statutory and policy-making forum, plays a central role in decisions concerning the university’s development, academic and research standards, administration and employees.
The vice chancellor said the university would continue efforts to strengthen its academic and administrative systems by working with faculty, officers and other employees, with the aim of enhancing the institution’s standing at national and international levels.