Imamia Students Organisation (ISO) on Thursday accused Jamaat-e-Islami leader Liaquat Baloch of orchestrating the torture of Shai students to stop the observance of Youm e Hussain in the Punjab University (PU) premises. During a press conference at the Lahore Press Club, ISO activists said both Shia and Sunni were gathering at the PU Chemical department ground when IJT “hooligans” came from Faisal Auditorium and tortured students gathered to observe Youm-e-Hussain. ISO said the function was arranged with the permission of the PU administration and Vice Chancellor. ISO announced 3-days of mourning to condemn the incident and said it exposed the true face of both the IJT and and Jamaat e Islami. ISO members claimed IJT had kidnapped a number of Shia students from PU hostels while others had been badly inured. They said IJT members beat up students and fired bullets in front of the Hostel 4 Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar Hall to cause students fear. They said non-ISO hostel 4 boarders could confirm the incident of firing at 1am on Monday night. Hostel student, on anonymity, told Pakistan Today, that well-known IJT members had fired the bullets but they avoided naming any of them citing a security threat. Injured ISO members were present at the press conference.
Liaqat Baloch to blame: ISO
