Clash issue in Punjab university to be resolved amicably: Ahsan
ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT ONLINE):Minister for
Interior Ahsan Iqbal on Friday said that issue of clash between two groups in
Punjab University will be solved amicably.
Responding
to a point of order raised by the Senators in the Senate, he said “ The chief minister
of Punjab had assured that the issue will be resolved amicably today”.
He said that
students from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan are studying there on scholarship
basis after invitation of the Chief minister to them as a good will gesture.
The minister
dispelled the impression that the issue of clash had happened due to provincialism.
“No provincialism is being fanned as they are our children and children of the whole
nation. They were invited in the Punjab University by the chief Minister on
scholarship so that they can get good and quality education and play their role
for the progress, prosperity as well as development of their respective
provinces.”
The Chairman
of the Senate Mian Raza Rabbani also assured the Senators to discuss the issue
with the Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
Leader of the House Raja Zafarul Haq said that
he took the issue with Inspector General of the Punjab and asked him to shift
the injured to the hospital for treatment.
Leader of
the Opposition Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan
said that provincialism should not be fanned to clash issue in Punjab
university. He asked the provincial government
for taking the action against the elements involved in it.
He said “Punjab
belongs to people of KPK, Sindh and Balochistan and they are our children, we
will not leave them alone”.
Senators
Usman Kakar, Mir Kabeer Ahmed, Azam Khan Swati,
Ilyas Balour and Aurangzeb
Khan asked the Chairman Senate Mian Raza Rabbani for constituting a
committee to seek proper solution of Student’s clash in the University.