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There are no signs of an ease in tensions between the institutions and their students
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LAHORE:
Universities across the province have reopened but there are no signs of an ease in tensions between the institutions and their students.
Last week, cities across Punjab witnessed students protesting against their universities’ initial decision to conduct on-campus exams.
The students rejected the unilateral decision of physical exams.
In a short span of a few days, the students staged protests in almost all the major cities, including Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Islamabad, Peshawar and Karachi.
Social media platforms were also abuzz with various hashtags including #studentsrejectoncampusexams. This hashtag remained a top trend on Twitter for over a week.
Court remands 37 students in police custody
Detained protesters not presented in courtroom during proceedings
Students protest on-campus examinations outside a varsity in the provincial capital. PHOTO EXPRESS
LAHORE:
A court on Wednesday handed over at least 37 students to police on three-day physical remand for staging a protest outside the University of Central Punjab (UCP) against on-campus exams.
A large number of students and their parents had gathered in Model Town Katchery to express solidarity with the arrested students. However, they were not allowed inside the courtroom.
The arrested students were brought to the court premises in a police van, However, they were not presented before the court and the case proceedings commenced in their absence.
Students block a flyover near Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital during their protest against on-campus examinations. White Star
LAHORE: The province-wide protests by students against on-campus examinations on Tuesday took an ugly turn as several students were baton-charged and injured by the security guards of a private university in the provincial capital.
The students – two of them said to be critical – were hospitalised.
Hundreds of students of various educational institutes of the city under the slogans of “Justice for the Students” had been protesting for the last two weeks against the decision to conduct on-campus examinations.
On Tuesday, the students were chanting slogans against the varsity’s administration and trying to enter the University of Central Punjab (UCP) from the main gate to hold a sit-in outside the vice chancellor’s office. The security guards armed with batons opened the gate and attacked the students. The students rushed to save themselve
Police books hundreds of students over UCP mayhem
At least 94 nominated in FIR, hundreds declared unidentified in the case
Lahore police detain dozens of UCP students. SCREENGRAB
LAHORE:
Police in Punjab has registered a first information report (FIR) against University of Central Punjab (UCP) students a day after dozens of students were baton-charged and detained.
The students were protesting against the university s decision to conduct on-campus exams. Students were staging protests outside the campus for two days in favour of online exams, saying that their classes were also held online as the educational institutions remained closed due to coronavirus pandemic throughout the year.