KARACHI, Sept 20: The Karachi University Employees Association held an emergency meeting here on Thursday to discuss the threatening posture of a student group at the campus, an noted that KU employees were being harassed although they had nothing to do with the extracurricular activities at the campus.

President of the association Kabir Khan said that KU employees never subjected student to discrimination on the basis of his/her affiliation with any particular group but some of them were being intimidated and even manhandled by one of the student groups.

He observed that KU employees neither supported nor opposed any group but despite the fact, they had to face threats of life from some rowdy elements frequenting the campus.

“We appeal to all student groups that peaceful atmosphere of the university be maintained and the acts bound to create tension between the KU employees and students be avoided,” he said.

Opinion

Editorial

Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....
Soft on traders
08 Jun, 2026

Soft on traders

THE Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for traders with an annual turnover of up to Rs200m has been designed as a ‘pragmatic...
Ceasefire in name
Updated 08 Jun, 2026

Ceasefire in name

Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether.
Damaged childhoods
08 Jun, 2026

Damaged childhoods

CHILD abuse is so prevalent that the UN ranked Pakistan as the least safe country for children. Even so, more than...