Campus Violence: Three students held for firing at SU
Three students were arrested after students opened fire on campus at Sindh University.
HYDERABAD:
Three students were arrested after students opened fire on campus at Sindh University (SU), Jamshoro after the death of Sindh Peoples Students Federation (SPSF) activist, Rameez Suhag, at a hospital in Karachi on Tuesday. Rameez was injured during an exchange of fire between two student groups at SU’s international hostel while watching the Pakistan-India semi-final match on March 30. The SPSF announced a seven-day mourning period for activists across the province and students were forced to boycott classes. SPSF activists also organised a demonstration on the National Highway. The police arrested Ali Akbar Brohi, Imran Sangri and Azhar Hussain Sahto for being involved in firing. The university re-opened on Tuesday after being closed for five days after the firing on March 30.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 6th, 2011.
Three students were arrested after students opened fire on campus at Sindh University (SU), Jamshoro after the death of Sindh Peoples Students Federation (SPSF) activist, Rameez Suhag, at a hospital in Karachi on Tuesday. Rameez was injured during an exchange of fire between two student groups at SU’s international hostel while watching the Pakistan-India semi-final match on March 30. The SPSF announced a seven-day mourning period for activists across the province and students were forced to boycott classes. SPSF activists also organised a demonstration on the National Highway. The police arrested Ali Akbar Brohi, Imran Sangri and Azhar Hussain Sahto for being involved in firing. The university re-opened on Tuesday after being closed for five days after the firing on March 30.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 6th, 2011.