The security task of the NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, is being taken care of by its gatekeepers as the premier varsity has not a single trained and armed private security guard.
NED University of Engineering and Technology’s (NEDUET) Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mohammad Afzal Haque said on Wednesday that in the prevailing security scenario, the NED University direly needed proper cooperation from the government. “There is urgent need to increase security of the university in terms of increasing the strength of Rangers’ personnel and private security guards, besides giving safety training to the staff, faculty members and students.” He said besides increasing the strength of Rangers, the presence of police was also necessary for the security of campus.
Talking to PPI, the VC said they had no private security guards in the university for countering terror attacks as they had only gatekeepers to do this task. He said that it was prime duty of the government to protect the universities and provide safety training to their staff, students and the faculty members enabling them to tackle such terror incidents as witnessed by the Bacha Khan University in Charsadda. He condemned the attack and requested the government to take serious notice of poor security arrangements of his university.
The VC said he had already met with Sindh Rangers top brass and requested them to increase the strength of Rangers personnel at the varsity. He said the safety training of faculty members, staff and students would enable them to handle the panic situations before and after the terror attack that could also be helpful to minimise losses. He said they had presence of the Rangers but it was not sufficient and as a result one gate of the varsity was manned by the Rangers while the other gate by unarmed gatekeepers. He said the varsity had no armed private guards or police presence to take care of the security of its campus. The VC said after the attack on Bacha Khan University, he called a high-level meeting with university officials to beef up security measures.
