Educational activities resume at Quaid-e-Azam University

A view of locked gates and inflated tyres of buses from Tuesday. Photo: Geo News ISLAMABAD: Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) re-opened today after a two-day closure due to protest of a section of varsity's students against the administration. QAU Vice-Chancellor Dr. Javed Ashraf announced on Tuesday that in view of resuming the academic activities, varsity is in contact with the local district administration, and in any case, the university will be re-opened today. The QAU was open entire last week, however, due to the protest, it was closed on Monday and Tuesday. According to reports, the protesting students punctured tires of university's buses. The varsity's management maintains that the academic sessions were affected by the protests as students have missed classes of as many as 21 days of this semester. Meanwhile, the protestors have demanded to restore the students who were expelled from the university due to their involvement in a violent clash. Previously, Balochistan Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti also visited the university to meet the management in view of resolving the student's demands. Meanwhile, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal took notice of the university's closure and has directed the Islamabad administration to resume educational activities in the university. ?A handful of students will not be allowed to play with the future of thousands of other students. Discipline shouldn?t be compromised at universities,? the interior minister said in a statement.