PU hostel search: Administration hands over 15 illegal occupants to police
Punjab University searches hostel 15 and 18 for unlawful residents.
File photo of Punjab University. PHOTO: EXPRESS
LAHORE:
The Punjab University (PU) administration on Tuesday searched two of its hostels and handed over 15 illegal occupants to the police, Express News reported on Tuesday.
The search took place at hostel 15 and 18.
Background
The Express Tribune had earlier learnt that the university administration, law enforcement agencies and the Punjab government agreed to conduct an operation to clear university hostels of illegal residents.
A joint strategy was drawn up at a meeting to evict any illegal hostel residents amidst reports that suspected terrorists were visiting the hostels or staying there whilst pretending to be students.
Administration had also decided to convert Hostel No 16, an Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) stronghold, into a hostel for girls, for whom accommodation on campus was short. The IJT went against this decision and took the law into their hands and were arrested for doing so.
In September this year, a suspected al Qaeda handler was arrested from Hostel No 1.
The Punjab University (PU) administration on Tuesday searched two of its hostels and handed over 15 illegal occupants to the police, Express News reported on Tuesday.
The search took place at hostel 15 and 18.
Background
The Express Tribune had earlier learnt that the university administration, law enforcement agencies and the Punjab government agreed to conduct an operation to clear university hostels of illegal residents.
A joint strategy was drawn up at a meeting to evict any illegal hostel residents amidst reports that suspected terrorists were visiting the hostels or staying there whilst pretending to be students.
Administration had also decided to convert Hostel No 16, an Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) stronghold, into a hostel for girls, for whom accommodation on campus was short. The IJT went against this decision and took the law into their hands and were arrested for doing so.
In September this year, a suspected al Qaeda handler was arrested from Hostel No 1.