HYDERABAD, July 10: Representatives of the Women’s Action Forum (WAF) and other NGOs have condemned Sunday night’s armed attack on Prof Amar Sindhu and Dr Arfana Mallah of Sindh University.

They linked the attempt on the two teachers’ lives to their role in the campaign for removal of Dr Nazir Mughal, vice chancellor of the Sindh University.

Speaking at a news conference at the press club on Tuesday, WAF activists Haseen Musarrat Shah and Naseem Jalbani alleged the attack was premeditated. They termed it a bid to weaken the teachers’ struggle, adding that this was not the first incident of its kind. They recalled that Prof Bashir Channar, director of student affairs at the university, was shot dead on the campus in January, prompting teachers to launch a campaign for removal of the vice chancellor.