Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz took notice of a fight between two groups of students at the University of Punjab’s (PU) campus yesterday.
On Thursday, two groups clashed on the Punjab University’s (PU) new campus, injuring several students.
According to reports, a fight broke out between Islami Jamiat Tulba (IJT) students and representatives from the Baloch, Seraiki, and Pukhtun councils when the former thrashed two Baloch council activists on a bus leaving the old campus.
The activists from the Baloch, Seraiki, and Pukhtun councils were unable to restrain themselves and gathered on the new campus to thrash the IJT activists in order to avenge their colleagues’ humiliation at the hands of the latter in the bus.
The IJT activists, who were holding a seminar on Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik’s struggle, allegedly arrived in large numbers and began throwing stones at their opponents.
Several students were injured as both sides continued to throw stones at each other. The groups also used firearms.
The injured were taken to a nearby hospital, where some were said to be in serious condition.
