Gomal University attack: Hundreds of infuriated students boycott classes in protest
Mariam*, a first year student, was seriously wounded after Arshad* Mehsud attacked her at the Faculty of Agriculture. She was immediately rushed to the nearby Civil District Hospital DI Khan where the staff declared her condition out of danger. They said she had been stabbed seven times with a knife in different parts of the body. Mariam claimed that Arshad had been harassing her and attacked her when she turned him down.
Rallies were organised at the university’s main and city campuses by Muttahida Tulba Mahaz, an umbrella organisation of student groups at the university. Hundreds of students participated in the protests, chanting slogans against the university administration and district administration for failing to arrest the culprit.
Later, they laid siege to the vice-chancellor’s office at the main campus, and refused to disperse until the VC Dr Mansoor Akbar Kundi came out and spoke to them.
Dr Kundi announced a three-member inquiry committee, comprising senior professors Dr Muhammad Ayaz, Dr Saeed Khattak and Abdul Hamid Khan, which will investigate the incident and present a report within three days.
Meanwhile, DI Khan DIG Qazi Jamil visited Mariam at the hospital and assured her and her family that the culprit will be arrested soon. He said he had ordered the responsible police officials to apprehend Arshad as soon as possible.
*Names have been changed to protect identities
Correction: An earlier version of this article carried the incorrect location. The correction has been made.
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Tragic- by now the culprit may have already reached NWA. What a shame?
So Sad, culprit should be apprehended as soon as possible, Justice must be done to girl
Admin: It's Dera Ismail Khan...not Dera Ghazi Khan
The whole city is dirty due to tribals of SWA and their mischievous acts...
The poor girl was stabbed in the office of a Dean.Why the V.C. constitutes a committee if he does not intend to wash his dirty linen in the already polluted water of his university.The attacker is a terrorist and should be treated that way.