Law enforcement agencies are closely monitoring the Punjab University (PU) Residence Society and Jamia Mosque to keep a close eye on fundamental elements, which are reported to have been visiting the varsity to promote their banned literature, Pakistan Today has learnt. According to sources, some people inside the varsity are allegedly involved in supporting extremists. Last year, some people also supported extremists to sit in Aytkauf at the PU Jamia Mosque. According to PU sources, names of such people are also in knowledge of the law enforcement agencies, which include son of a Punjab University Academic Staff Association (PUASA) member, son of another PU faculty member and others, which deal with affairs of the mosque at PU and allegedly involved in supporting extremist activists at the campus. The law enforcement agencies are trying to find out that from which organisation these elements belong to, which are targeting students. They are also identifying people inside the PU, which are well-connected to such elements.
On the other hand, the PU hostel administration has totally failed to eradicate extremist literature from the varsity and according to law enforcement agencies, the hostel administration has a soft corner for such extremist elements and are hesitating to provide names of those elements, which are involved in criminal activities. An extremist group, having a soft corner for slain terrorist mastermind Osama Bin Laden, has advertised a competition to praise him. Advertisement of the competition is going on at full swing at the PU premises, especially boys’ hostels and the Student Teacher Centre, which houses offices of the PU Hall Council chairman and the student advisor. The PU administration, which was aware about such competitions, did not remove competition posters from hostels while law enforcement agencies have started to identify such elements, which are supporting organising such competitions and involved in promotion of extremist thoughts among the youth.
According to sources, law enforcement agencies are secretly focusing on the housing society where according to them, two places were identified where these elements often visit and are also observing PU hostels, where illegal people are residing. They said that people from Tribal Areas are also residing at varsity hostels and in the past, cases were also registered against such elements. According to sources, the PU Jamia Mosque is also a sensitive place where these elements gathered for Aytkauf last year. They said that it was also learnt that some PU faculty members, which are members of a religious group, which has a strong hold at the varsity, are supporting such elements. According to sources, law enforcement agencies are confused about status of the elements, which come at the varsity, as they are trying to find out whether they are those who have a link with a banned religious organisation or are coming from the Tribal Areas. They said that two faculty members from the Institute of Education and Research (IER) and Special Education Department also have a link with such extremists and law enforcement agencies are also checking their status.
According to sources, it is a tragedy that the PU comes in jurisdiction of the Muslim Town Police Station but high officials of these police stations have showed a poor performance while dealing with extremist elements at the PU. They said that in the past, a number of FIR’s were registered against some students, which are involved in extremist activities but the Muslim Town Police Station high-ups did not arrest a single man although around 150 such elements were identified by the varsity in the last three years. According to sources, policemen on secret duty at the PU, have also failed to identify extremist elements.
Another PU official said that after announcement of the Bin Laden competition, the whole PU community is concerned but the tragedy is that the PU Hall Council authorities are not bothering to consider the sensitivity of the issue. He said that even posters were not removed and such behaviour of the PU administration is commendable. The official said that weapons were recovered from these hostels in the past, including hand grenades and kalashnikovs, while the varsity administration also knows that torture cells were present in these hostels and a religious group, present at the varsity, brutally tortures innocent students. He said that the whole nation is criticising Pakistan on extremism and the Punjab CM claims that Punjab is not a place for such elements, but now extremists have entered the PU. The official demanded the CM to consider the issue and immediately inquire from the PU Hall Council chairman about extremist literature present in hostels.
PU Resident Officer (RO) Dr Javaid Sami said that they are also secretly monitoring elements involved in extremism and said that the administration is verifying and very soon will identify such elements. PU students, especially foreigners, fear promotion of Talibanisation at the varsity, as they were already suffering due to extremist policies of a religious student wing. According to students, how could anyone say that the varsity is free from Taliban, as local Taliban in shape of students, closed all canteens and fruit shops by force as soon as Azaan starts. They said that students were tortured on sitting with female class fellows and musical activities are banned in the varsity. Students said that a grand operation is required to eradicate local Taliban from the PU and a police check post be established in the varsity just like the one at the Forman Christian College (FCC).
They said that it is up to the CM to take a decision to eradicate local militants from the varsity otherwise the Bin Laden competition is a proof that varsity could become Waziristan in the future if the CM did not take any initiative at the right time.
lannat on such reporting…
it is total fake report. biased journalist and a tout of university and American Council house make it.students are very happy in PU on Islam.students love Islam and hate
America and his agent.by the way how much your price, I want an article in faver on Islam.
1-facts stated in news are nothing new .it is an open secret that such activities are a routine matter
2-few days back a student was physically tortured costing him to be hospitalized
3-CM may not be able to take action as having some soft corner ,though once nawaz sharif did so in 1992
4-IJT is the de fecto ruler of hostels ,,,,,maintaing their writ by using the name of Islam …covering the walls with their banners and stickers
5-whereas in their own institutions like UMT co sitting at any place is allowed for which hypocrisy is small word
6- it is important to mention that even journalists have been tortured at campus
7- i have one criticism on the news for writing osama a terrorist as he fought against USA so he should be not called a terrorist
8-second criticism is that reporter did not clearly mentioned the name of ASA president Mahar saeed and names of two other teachers should have been published
9-third aspect is instead of writing religious groups your news paper or reporter should have clearly written jamat_I_islami and non(islami) jamiat talba .jameeat provides food shelter clothing to such illegals in hostels
i m sorry to say that your comment is totally based on misconceptions.. i have been a student of pu till 2009 but i always liked the academic and islamic atmosphare of pu.. Islami Jamiat Talba always work in the faviur of pu students.. for example underpasses joining hostels and academic block are result of a endless struggle of ijt in our times.. they condemned the attitude of making fool of new comers and started the tradition of presenting them with flowers.. and many many more..
it is totally fake report …I m student of university law college.
i dont find any person which create a disterbance in rules and regulation of the university ,, all the students are obedient and teachers are also coperative
Tum pr bhi lanat jo sach samna nahi ker saktay..wadda Islam phlaya ja raha hai maar maar ker logo ko..chawal..
This is fake story fabricated by Mujahid Kamran VC Punjab University and Adnan Lodhi. Both are evil and ill minded persons. Mujahid Kamran always pose himself as anti Jamiat and show up as he is trying to finish Jamiat from PU. But, underhand he has a joint venture with Jamiat. Can anybody even think of to live in PU working against jamiat or Jamat-e-Islami, No way. It is proven facts Mujahid Kamran has excellent relationship with Liaqat Bloach, who is big supporter of Mujahid Kamran. I am surprised that Chief Minister is perhaps sleeping or giving more and more time to Mujahid Kamran to destroy the PU. From the day first, when Mujahid Kamran, became VC of PU, this universty’s popularity sinking down to earth. It is an established facts that Mujahid Kamran is “BAQIYAT” of Mushraf. Mushraf Destroyed PAKISTAN and Mujahid Kamran destoyed PU.
some body who do not know the ijt and punab university culture he can critise the atmosphere the punjab university the people who know the internal system of punjab university they are know that there is no terrorest ant there is no terrorest activity i think govt only wants to misguide the people from their activities like budget mehangai load shedding so they want make an other issue for the attension of people and i request people to bycott this type of media war against punjab university . last month one professor has been resticated from university due to his criminal activities so Professor Ifttekhar Baloch and his frien Professr Mujahid Kamran group they always misguided the people against jamiat punjab university because due to jamiat punjab university they can not promote anti islamic activities they want to promote secular idiology in covered with liberalism.
I must say IJT is notoriously bastard organisation working under the cover of Islam and infact talibanising th atmosphere at uni. They are sick people who themselves are not close to namaz and other fundamentals but pose themsleves as the biggest islamic scholars. Same goes for their jamaat e islami which was even gainst the formation of Pakistan. Down with arse IJT and JI. Now take your weaponary to your banks.
Report is authentic . Extremism is at rise in PU shops are being closed forcefully students are being tortured .Even literature regarding the name of "Sheikh Osama" and publicity is also true . University is place of education and not grooming grounds for extremists . Even after Juma prayer one can realize that Molvi saab igniting the students sentiments against State .
Culture of tolerance has been vanished , In one day 3 brutally tortured students of different departments were tortured by IJT students . My dear fellows denying the report can check the register of Jinnah Hospital where the victims were brought for treatment.
I request my fellow students to understand the situation and develop the true spirit of Islam in students . Torture , Fighting and cursing is not Islam and neither you need to enforce your interpretation of Islam.
God Bless Our State and PU and show the Right Path to all fellow students.
According to my opinion, to relate IJT with extremists is not correct because IJT believes in peaceful struggle for Islamic Revolution. As for PU environment is concerned, if shops are closed in prayer timings, its a healthy Islamic practice. IJT PU has also given sincere leadership to Pakistan like Liaqat Baloch and Javed Hashmi. It is the obligation of every Muslim student to promote Islamic values and culture in his university. So, if somebody does so, we should appreciate him. IJT should also evaluate and review its policies, if there is something wrong, they should fix it. Anyways, overall impact of IJT in PU is positive.
I am sorry to say that IJT is a coward and a bastard organization. Killing and torturing is the fame of IJT. The report is 100% Authentic. International Community is criticising PU for the activities conducted in it. PU is considered as a terrorist school in the hub of Punjab. Overall impact of IJT is negative and our students are being ridiculed for being part of PU by the International Community who know what IJT does in PU. May Allah send the help to these poor people who are taking the future of thousands of students at stake.
Down with IJT. It is one bloody organization which needs a harsh lesson before they can correct their ways. IJT does nothing to promote islamic values all it does is promote hatred amongst students. ALLAH keray inho ne jitno ko mara hai utna total ker k in ko phenti paray her bunday ko-AAMEEN!
I am flabbergasted to see some of the feedback. I spent three years at law college and I have experienced these things closely. What we have failed to understand is that the ijt itself is a terrorist organisation by definition. It harbours criminals on the name of Muslim brotherhood. The have twisted ideology which makes them be fully proud of atrocities they committed in east Pakistan. They will do whatever is convinient for them and keep poisoning young minds with their fabricated fairy tales.
They’ve taken the whole university administration hostage and created a very hostile situation.
Universities are for learning, they don’t get it, simple.
The have twisted ideology which makes them be fully proud of atrocities they committed in east Pakistan.
would u like to elaborate this brother?
PU is a breeding ground of terrorists who seek an evil empire from Spain to Indonesia
@ khurrum. Id assume you’re not fully aware of the recent past of the organisation you’re supporting. I’m referring to al-badar and al-shamas. I’m referring to target killing and raping bangalis and covering it naming them makti baheni agents.
Punjab government is the head of all terrorists so it is no surprise that their universities are becoming terrorist heaven.
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