Overage fees. No class. Islamabad's Sarhad University erupted in protests based on several such allegations. Not only that, an army officer fired in the middle of the tension.
The protestors demand that the university fees are unrestricted. But there is no class at all. Complained to the authorities several times to no avail. The students had been holding their anger for a long time. It exploded on Monday. The university erupted in protest. Students protested with slogans and placards. According to sources, the head of the university, Dr. Aina, went to talk to the agitators. But allegedly, the protestors did not agree to negotiate with him. Aina then called her husband. He is an officer of Pakistan Army. When he arrived at the scene, the situation became more heated. Allegedly, he beat the students severely with a stick.
A video of the incident has already gone viral on social media (although the authenticity of the video has not been verified by Sanbad Pratidin Digital). It is seen that the army officer is using force to disperse the students. At one point he started beating the protestors severely. Some were dragged away by the collar of their clothes. Then he suddenly took out his pistol and fired at zero.