Su murder: Teachers call off strike

HYDERABAD: The Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA) called off a strike on Tuesday in the public-sector universities of Sindh. 

According to the general secretary, Dr Arfanna Mallah, the teachers will end the strike in Sindh University (SU) and the other universities in Jamshoro, Hyderabad, Shaheed Benazirabad and Sukkur districts.

Mallah said that the association appreciated the steps taken by Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad and the acting vice chancellor of SU, Dr Parveen Shah, in addressing their demands.

The protests began after the murder of Prof. Bashir Ahmed Channar on January 2 at the SU campus. However, the president of Sindh University Teachers Association, Dr Azhar Ali Shah, said that the decision to end the boycott was made after the withdrawal of job termination orders issued against eight faculty members. He said that the faculty members will continue two-hour long sit-ins at campus but academic activities will not be disturbed.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 7^th, 2012.