PESHAWAR: The administration of the University of Peshawar (UoP) on Tuesday declared that planning has been made to foil the students' proposed protest. The announcement was made by acting provost of the university Saifullah in the presence of other officials at a press conference.
The official alleged the outsiders were behind the protesting students. He claimed that during the crackdown they had got vacated the university hostels from the outsiders, who have now joined hands to stage protest against the university administration.
The protesting students, on the other hand, rubbished the administration's claim and said all of them were genuine students of the university and they have gathered under the banner of Muttahida Talaba Mahaz.
The university administration was earning a bad name for the historic institution by making such naive claims, said one of the protesting students. The students condemned the university administration for its recent crackdown on hostels, hike in fees, the revival of self-finance scheme and other issues.
Reports indicate that they tried to breach one of gates, harassed staff, and even scaled walls of premises
Nasir praised role of Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi, who controlled situation with tolerance
A fierce exchange of fire ensued, but culprits managed to escape under cover of darkness
Police said booked leaders and BYC workers gathered at main Turbat Chowk
Mobile internet outages became common fixtures during protests by PTI since Imran was ousted in 2022
Bokhari emphasised that cases have been registered against "Fasadis", and no one will be spared
