 The Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) activists expelled and rusticated from the Punjab University (PU) have been declared persona non grata, official sources told Daily Times on Monday.
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Sources said a circular issued by the administration declared PU IJT Nazim Tahir Farooq alias Allah Buksh Leghari (Islamic Studies), Muhammad Fakhar Manzoor alias Al-Mani (Institute of Business Administration), Muhammad Akhtar (Institute of Administrative Sciences), Muhammad Amer (Institute of Administrative Sciences), Qazi Imdadullah (Mass Communication), Salman Ayub (Institute of Statistics), Muhammad Awais (Mass Communication), Imran Ashraf (Institute of Education and Research) and Afzal Ahmed (Institute of Education and Research) undesirable. âTheir entry in the Punjab University is banned with immediate effect,â the circular said.
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Copies of the circular have been sent to all deans of faculties, principals of constituent colleges, directors of institutes, chairpersons of departments, Students Affairs Adviser, Chairman Hall Council, Controller of Examinations, Inspector General of Police (Punjab) and Senior Superintendent Police (Operations).
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Some university sources said the measure was merely eyewash and most of the expelled students were present in the campus.
They said the university had expelled only those students whose academic sessions had almost ended, and most of the rusticated and expelled students had already taken their final examinations. PU Registrar Prof Dr Muhammad Naeem Khan confirmed that a circular had declared those students undesirable. He said the university had taken all precautionary measures but would continue its reforms to improve the environment. He said the university advised all students to pay attention to studies, and that no political party would be allowed on campus. |