University of the Punjab (PU) reopened on Monday after it remained closed for four days following a clash between two student groups however the situation inside the campus remained tense. According to the spokesperson of the university a minor incident took place in sociology department in which three students were not allowed to take their exam by a rival student group.
The police was called to contain the situation. The administration asked the students to return home to prevent the situation from deteriorating, and their exams will be taken at a later date. Earlier during the day, a brief period of normalcy returned to the university. Heavy contingent of police was deployed in around university. Moreover, a demonstration was organised by Pushtun students from Barket Market to Campus Bridge. The protestors were chanting slogans in favour of peace. However, the protestors were not allowed to enter premises of the campus by the administration.
According to PU spokesperson political activities are banned in the university. "The police will remain posted on the university premises," he said Earlier on March 21, at least 18 students were left wounded due to a clash between two rival student groups in Punjab University, prompting authorities to call in police to help control the situation. Television footage showed an unconscious student being whisked away by his friends.
Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah put the responsibility of the clash on Islami Jamiat Tulba (IJT) activists. He said that 18 out of 22 arrested students involved in brawl belonged to the IJT. The IJT, on the other hand, said its camp first came under attack by the rival group. Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif took notice of the incident and summoned a report. The chief minister stressed that action would be taken against those responsible and no one was above the law.
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