Only 12 of 63 BUITEMS faculty members who received foreign PhD scholarships returned to Pakistan and resumed their duties, according to a November 3 report by Quetta Voice on proceedings of the Balochistan Public Accounts Committee. The reported figures leave 51 faculty members who had not returned.
The report links breaches of scholarship agreements to an audit objection exceeding Rs118.5 million. That figure should be understood as a reported audit objection, rather than a court finding or a confirmed amount of money stolen.
What the committee was told
Quetta Voice reported that the matter came before a Public Accounts Committee meeting chaired by MPA Asghar Tareen. BUITEMS Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Khalid Hafeez and other university officials attended the meeting.
According to the report, audit officials said action against recipients who breached their agreements could include cancellation of scholarships, recovery of the awarded amounts and a 25 per cent penalty under applicable contractual provisions. The report does not establish that every proposed action has already been imposed.
University reports recoveries underway
BUITEMS administration told the committee that recovery of bond amounts from absent scholarship recipients was underway through instalment payments, Quetta Voice reported. The report does not specify how much had been recovered or provide an individual breakdown of outstanding amounts.
A separate allowance objection
The committee also examined a separate Rs3.604 million audit objection concerning excess additional-charge allowances paid between 2019 and 2021. This is a different issue and should not be combined with the foreign-scholarship figure.
Why this matters for higher education
Overseas faculty scholarships are intended to strengthen teaching and research capacity after recipients complete their studies. The reported case raises questions about return-service obligations, enforcement of scholarship bonds and accountability for university spending.
This story concerns past faculty scholarship agreements. It is not an announcement of new scholarships or an application opportunity for students. Prospective scholarship recipients should read the return-service and repayment conditions of their own award rather than assume this case determines their obligations.
Source and verification limits
The account above is attributed to Quetta Voice. Findversity has not independently examined the underlying audit report, committee minutes or individual scholarship contracts. The cited report includes the university administration’s statement that recoveries are underway; it does not establish the circumstances of each individual recipient.
Key reported details
| Institution | BUITEMS, Quetta |
|---|---|
| Faculty scholarship recipients | 63 |
| Reported returned and resumed duties | 12 |
| Reported not returned | 51 |
| Scholarship audit objection | More than Rs118.5 million |
| University response | Bond recoveries underway through instalments |
Source: Quetta Voice, November 3, 2026.
Source: quettavoice.com