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Plan to 'fortify' Islamia College
PESHAWAR, March 15(Dawn): The administration of the Islamia College has decided
to 'fortify' the historic institution by building four big gates around the
college building. The project is going to cost about Rs800,000. The college
already has a nine-foot-high boundary wall.
The administration has also
erected barbed wire at various places on the campus. Main gates of the college
and its hostels are manned by watchmen to restrict the entry of
outsiders.
The historic institution has its own internal security force
and an additional police force has been provided to it.
Citing reasons
for the construction of the gates, the college's works director Mohammad Kafil
told Dawn that the plan had been initiated to keep outsiders at bay and to guard
students against "falling into the hands of anti-social elements".
He
said the college's board of directors had approved the plan. The institution
would become more secure after the construction of gates.
Other
institutions situated on the Peshawar University campus - including the NWFP
University of Engineering and Technology, Islamia Collegiate School and the
Agriculture University - also have huge gates despite the round-the-clock
presence of police.
However, some faculty members have opposed the plan,
saying such measures will have a negative impact on the personality of students.
The erection of the gates will give "garrison-like" look to the
institution.
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| Education News | | Updated: 25 May, 2012 |
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