LAHORE: Female students belonging to different educational institutions on Friday held protest at Charring Cross area against arrest of Pakhtun, Baloch, Saraiki and Gilgiti students from University of the Punjab.
The females students chanted slogans against Islami Jamiat i Taliba (IJT), Punjab Government and administration of the Punjab University. Protestors were carrying placards and banners inscribed with slogans.
They demanded the government to release Baloch, Saraiki and other students who were arrested in wake of violence at PU between IJT and Baloch students.
Human rights activists including Saeeda Diep joined the protest.
Mohiba Ahmad, a student of the Government College University (GCU) said that ‘our Pakhtun and Baloch brothers are being arrested by government for raising their voices’. She said that the matter was no longer PU-bound as GCU students belonging to Gilgit and Balochistan had also been arrested.
“Campuses were the only safe space we had but due to violence, especially ethnic, we are losing this safe space,” she said.