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May 5 clash at QAU: 'Committee deliberately delaying action against troublemakers'

Islamabad: An internal committee formed to look into the May 5 clash among students on the main campus of Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) has failed to submit its findings to the varsity administration within the stipulated time of one week.

QAU officials told said that action against culpable persons was being delayed because it could stir unrest and violence on the campus. They also insisted that a certain group of senior teachers seemed determined to exploit the situation in case students were proceeded against. Some of these faculty members eye the vice chancellor's slot, expecting change at the top in the university with the inception of new government, they said.

The officials cited imminent varsity exams, scheduled to begin early next month, as a reason for the committee's delay in putting up its report to the administration. They said that the committee feared that any action against students could risk the holding of exams.

They said the rules promised Rs 5,000 worth of fine at minimum and rustication to troublemaking students.

Dr Mehmoodul Hassan Butt, a member of the inquiry committee, said that the committee members had yet to compile their findings because they had to take classes besides quizzing the students allegedly involved in the clash.

Vice Chancellor M Qasim Jan said that he was awaiting the findings and would take appropriate action against students found trying to create a law and order situation on the campus.

Meanwhile, the students, especially the boarders, criticised the inquiry committee for delaying recommending action against troublemakers.

They said that the varsity administration could restore peace at the varsity, especially in hostels, by penalising 'mischievous elements'.

 Daily Times