PU hostel unrest: CCTV footage confirms IJT member involves in firing

Author: Staff Report

LAHORE – Punjab University administration has identified armed gunman and member of Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) involved in firing during February 16 hostel unrest in which around 10 students from Balochistan had got injured.

According to CCTV footage, an IJT member and student of Institute of Geology Sohaib Khan alias Rumi Khan has been seen with pistol in his hands, while a security guard and a few students attempted to disarm him but to no avail. He was seen fleeing from the scene with his weapon.

Moreover, with the help of CCTV footage, the PU administration has identified as many as 29 IJT goons involved in unrest. Those include Usman of Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hamza, Habib, Munib, Adan Malik and Moaz Akram of Punjab University Law College, Bilal, Umar, Rao Junaid, Rana Hassan, Irfan Ibrar and Tanveer Afridi of Hailey College of Commerce, Fahad Khan, Bilal and Inzmamul Haq of Sociolgy, Saeed and Junnaid of Gender Studies, Kareem, Hidayatullah and Wisaal of Institute of Geology, Zeeshan of Zoology, Yasir Malik of Political Science, Hassam Gujjar and Mehboob of Philosophy, Hidayatullah of Institute of Biochemistry and Technology and Usama Naseer of Institute of Education and Research.

The PU administration had instructed departments concerned to take immediate action against the mentioned students.

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