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IJT stage protest at KU
Karachi, Feb 27, 2008: Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba (IJT) staged a demonstration on Tuesday at the University
of Karachi (KU) against the publication of cartoons of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
in Danish newspapers.
A large number of students took part in the
demonstration that was addressed by Furqan Hussain Ansari, IJT Nazim at KU. The
students carried banners and placards that asked the government to severe
diplomatic relation with the European governments that were continuing to cause
mental anguish to the Muslims all over the world. Ansari deplored the hypocrisy
of the 'champions of democracy' (Europe and USA) that were accusing the Muslims
of terrorism but in fact themselves had terrorised the world for more than 400
years and continuing to do so.
The Nazim KU criticised the government for
its inaction and passive attitude towards the incident and urged the rulers to
be more sensitive to the issue and stop trade relations with Denmark. The
students also burned the Danish flag and chanted slogans against the country. The News
Candidates made to wait a year only to hear 'no': Admission to Ph.D, M.Phil
Larkana: The Shah Abdul Latif University finally declines to
accept 42 candidates' admission to M.Phill and Ph.D in Sindhi after having been
sitting on their applications for about one and a half years.
Mohammed
Ali Pathan and Ihsan Dansih who had applied for admission about one and a half
years ago said on Tuesday that they received a letter on Feb 16 informing
them that the university was unable to launch the M.Phil and Ph.D programmes
because it did not meet criteria set by the Higher Education
Commission.
The letter from Dr Adal Soomro, the chairman of the
Department of Sindhi said: "We could not take off with M.Phill and Ph.D courses
in Sindhi for the university could not meet the criterion set by the HEC. We are
sorry for calling you and conducting the admission test on Jan 24," he
said.
Sources in the university disputed his claim saying Shah Latif
University had recently received huge funds for the launch of the programmes but
Dr Adal Soomro insisted that at the moment the university was not in a position
to undertake the courses.
The HEC's criteria made it mandatory for a
university to have three Ph.D teachers in a department to kick off the M.Phill
and Ph.D courses, while the university at present had only one Ph.D in a
department, he clarified.
Besides, the advanced study research board of
the university, which met on Feb 14, did not a give a go-ahead to the
programmes, he said, adding that the candidates seeking admission to Political
Science and Pakistan Studies, too, had to suffer.
But the candidates
dismissed it as a lame excuse and said that at present ten guides were
registered with the university for the purpose and there was no truth in its
claim that it had no guides to undertake research courses in
Sindhi.
PROTEST:
The protest of doctors who qualified the tests
conducted by the National Testing Services continued on the thirty-seventh day
on Tuesday as they demonstrated outside the press club and set up a token hunger
strike camp there, demanding appointment orders. Dawn
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| Education News | | Updated: 24 May, 2012 |
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