KARACHI: A protest was held after students and guards of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) allegedly attacked a professor at the University of Karachi
This incident occurred on Saturday evening when Assistant Professor Dr Mustafa Haider was leaving the university in his car and honked at a group of students blocking the way.
The students got enraged and hurled abuses at the professor. An argument broke out after which three students and a security guard of IBA slapped the teacher and tortured him.
On Monday morning, teachers and students of the University of Karachi gathered outside the front gates of the IBA and protested against the attack. The professor who was attacked was not present during the protest and was to be suffering from mental stress.
The teachers closed the university’s gates and cancelled all the classes in protest. They demanded that the management of IBA take action against the perpetrators and dismiss them. The protestors said action should be taken against the security guard and the students should not be allowed in the premises of the university.
Karachi University Teachers Association condemned the violence of IBA students and guards on Dr Mustafa Haider. They demanded that management of IBA should take immediate action against those involved in the violence against the teacher
The teachers’ association had warned to suspend all teaching activities in Karachi University on Monday. A university spokesman said no decision had been taken to postpone the exams. Karachi University has summoned four security guards to their office but the IBA has not yet commented on the incident.
