LAHORE: The Punjab University imposed a ban on student organisations from holding any sort of event on Friday.
The ban is in reaction to a brawl between two student groups at the university on March 21 in which 18 students were injured.
A student group was celebrating cultural day outside the Faisal Auditorium when a rival student group arrived and began chanting slogans against them.
Soon both the groups were raising slogans against each other, which led to an all-out brawl. The students were seen attacking each other with sticks and bricks. Authorities called in the police, who resorted to aerial firing and tear-gassing to control enraged pupils.
The university has also made a decision to install biometric systems in hostels. Students will also be prohibited from entering hostels after 10:00 PM.
On Wednesday, Punjab Government spokesman Malik Ahmed Khan said no one would be allowed to create chaos at Punjab University. A case has been registered against arrested students as well as unknown persons at Muslim Town police station.
