The University of Balochistan has made it compulsory for all Bachelors and Masters students to uniforms on campus as the varsity grapple with a host of harassment accusations against its staff and administration.
According to details, the new uniform that will be enforced from March 1, 2020, requires male students are required to wear a white shirt, black pants and a tie with the university logo affix on it, while the female students are to wear grey shirts with white trousers and white headscarves.
‘No students will be allowed to enter university without the uniform,’ notification by the institution’s administration warned.
The university registrar has issued a notification and urged the students to purchase their uniforms from ‘Mothercare’ a shop located on Jinnah’s Road Quetta – the capital of Balochistan.
It has been claimed that the Balochistan High Court chief justice had instructed the university administration to make uniforms compulsory for students.
The administration of University has recently been subjected to heavy criticism after it was revealed that they have installed secret cameras in a different section of university and to record the activities of students and later used those CCTV footages to harass and blackmail female students.
Many female students have claimed that the administration was using their videos to blackmail them and asking for sexual favours in return.
The academic staff even revealed that secret cameras were placed inside switchboards and keyboards to monitor the student’s activities.
Prof Dr Javed Iqbal, the former vice-chancellor of the university, has even stepped down from his post until the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) completes its inquiry in the case.
The Baloch and Pashtun students’ organisation have been protesting against the university administration and demanding for the arrest and severe punishment of the culprits.
“While the harassment scandal still remains unresolved now the university has taken another controversial step to force the students to wear a uniform. It is a deliberate attempt to close the door of education to Baloch and Pashtun students.
“First they harassed and blackmailed our children now when they are caught; they are trying to cover their crimes with a uniform,” a worried father told Balochwarna.
It is pertinent to mention that after the harassment scandal, there have been reports of many female students returning home after their parents objected to the behaviour of the university administration and heavy presence of Pakistan army, FC and intelligence agencies inside the university.
Independent analysts believe that such extreme steps will discourage female students and Baloch parents who consider this acts an enforcing a dress on their children which is not culturally accepted.
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