Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Police baton charge students

LAHORE: The police baton charged a large number of students of the University of Education (UoE) on Wednesday protesting against removal of two senior faculty members.
They chanted slogans on second day of their campaign against the acting vice chancellor of the university and demanded her restore the teachers, Dr Muhammad Anwar-ur-Rehman Pasha, professor of computer sciences, Division of Science and Technology and Dr Shaheen Pasha, assistant professor of Special Education, whose services were terminated on Monday.

The police baton charged the protesting students who marched from university to Akbar Chowk. Media was also not allowed to cover the incident. The varsity management has made it clear that the teachers would not be restored.

The students boycotting classes and examinations scheduled for Wednesday also clashed with the police in protest against the decision.