PESHAWAR: Students of the University of Peshawar and Khyber Medical College (KMC) have expressed concern over the increase in registration and admission fee and hostel charges and demanded of the provincial government to intervene for withdrawal of the decision.

Speaking at a press conference in Peshawar Press Club on Thursday, a group of students led by university campus Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) office-bearers said that the authorities had increased the registration fee and hostel charges though the government had been claiming to have implemented educational emergency.

They said that the fee of medical colleges had been increased by 300 per cent, which was tantamount to depriving the poor students of education.

IJT nazim Asfandyar Rabbani said majority of students were unable to pay the enhanced charges. He said on the one hand the parents could not feed their children, on the other the government had increased the education charges.

Flanked by KM Syed Nauman, Shahab Iqbal and Salman, he said that Rs12,000 was being collected illegally from the students of medical colleges in the name of admission, prospectus and registration fee.

Mr Rabbani said that after protests against the 100 per cent increase in hostel fee of KMC the administration had assured the students to withdraw the hike, but it had not fulfilled its commitment so far.

He also called for a review of the admission policy of Khyber Medical University.

Published in Dawn, December 23rd, 2022