a huge quanitity of University of Engineering and Technology students on 11th jan blocked G.T. Road for over 1 hour near Margalla hills to protest against the expulsion of their fourteen fellows
from the university.
UET lahore admin expelled fourteen
students of various deptts due to their involvement in riots, creating law
and order situation and breaching discipline.
The enraged students gathered at the G.T. Road at around 3:30 pm and suspended
every kind of traffic by putting heavy stones and burning tyres on the road.
They chanted slogans against the vice-chancellor and senior warden and accused
them of being involved in embezzlement in computer purchases and having biases
against students of a particular region.
On getting information, heavy contingent of police headed by SP Potohar division
Pervaiz Bandial and DSP Taxila circle Raja Taifoor Akhter reached the spot and
started negotiations with the protesting students.
After successful negotiation students dispersed and the traffic was restored at
around 5 pm. Commuters faced great deal of inconvenience due to traffic jam.
Dawn