Jailed in india: KU teachers, students protest

KARACHI: Teachers and students of Karachi University (KU) vowed to do what they could for the release of a university teacher, Dr Khalil Chishti, jailed in India for about 20 years. They were protesting at the arts lobby in a walk arranged for the cause on Tuesday.

Dr Chishti was booked in a murder case in India in 1992 and has even faced solitary confinement during this period. Speaking at the protest, Dr Chishti’s daughter, Tariqa Chishti, said that her father is still in jail while other Indians who were booked with him have been bailed out. “It is a violation of human rights to imprison an 85-year-old,” she said. KU Pro-VC Dr Shahana Urooj Kazmi announced that they would hold a press conference at the Karachi press club on December 1, starting a signature campaign to record their complaint with the Indian commission, and even protest at the Wagah border if need be. PRESS RELEASE

Published in The Express Tribune, November 30^th, 2011.