NUST responds to rumours of rape on their campus

ISLAMABAD: After recent rumours started circulating of a NUST student allegedly raped on the campus, the institute has finally responded the accusations with an official statement.

Mishandling sexual assault and violence accusations is an issue that plagues higher education institutions around the world. Certainly, Pakistan is no exception either.

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The most worrying part about the entire culture is not only the stigma for the victim, surrounding it but for accusations that universities try to protect their reputation than provide justice and a safe space to students. NUST has found itself amidst a similar situation.

The long-winded statement, presented as a Twitter thread claimed that fabricated accusations of rape and propagating that information were the worst acts possible.

They completely denied the claims, said an investigation had taken place and nothing was found. They ended their response Twitter thread by telling everyone not to believe the allegations and that NUST was a safe campus.

https://twitter.com/Official_NUST/status/1209500491920691201

https://twitter.com/Official_NUST/status/1209500493971623936

https://twitter.com/Official_NUST/status/1209500496119181313

Many are accusing NUST of making a joke out of the statement and responding with a callous attitude that not only blames the victim and gaslights the accusers but also tries to pass rape off as a non-serious rumor.