I miss you, Dr Ataur Rehman!
Rawalpindi: My experience with the HEC shows that when Dr Ataur Rehman was in chair, all elements of the commission were functioning efficiently. Whenever I wrote an email to any person in the HEC or called him, I always got a response. This attitude actually travels from top to bottom. Dr Rehman himself was kind enough to respond to every email that I sent him (an attitude unheard of in our federal cabinet). After Dr Rehman, there is a sea change in the attitude of HEC staff. They are now at par with other government offices. I have been trying to call the HEC for the past two weeks and have been unable to even speak to an official. Either no one picks up the phone or when they do they immediately put it down. I have also sent several emails but so far there has been no response. Keep it up, HEC -- you are now working like a true Pakistani institution. -Nadir Munir (The News)
