Peshawar
June 1, 2021
PESHAWAR: The teachers and employees of the public sector universities have announced a pen-down strike in all universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from today (Tuesday) to protest against the lathi charge and teargas shelling on the protestors.
Speaking at a news conference here on Monday, Peshawar University Teachers Association (Puta) President Dr Fazal Nasir and others demanded immediate release of all the arrested employees. He demanded expulsion of Dr Attaur Rahman from the Academic and Search Committee.
The Puta chief asked the government to establish provincial Higher Education Commission as was done by Punjab and Sindh and withdraw the notification about cut in the salaries and pensions.