 THERE are no political elements in universities, said Punjab Governor Lt Gen (r) Khalid Maqbool, who is also chancellor of Punjab's universities, at the fifth convocation of the Lahore School of Economics last week. He denied any political party was active in the Punjab University (PU).
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However, the Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT), the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), has been operating in the PU for the last several decades. It tried to arrange a mushaira in the campus, but the administration stopped it with the help of teachers who were IJT activists when they were studying in the PU. In the past few days, IJT activists have harassed and assaulted students of the Physics Department and the Institute of Administrative Sciences. |