KARACHI, April 18: The police on Tuesday registered another FIR against unknown persons after a student belonging to the Islami Jamiat Talaba sustained a gunshot wound behind the Islamia Arts and Commerce College during a clash with activists of the All Pakistan Mohajir Students Organisation, police said.

Earlier on Monday, principal of the college Abdul Sattar Baloch lodged an FIR at the Jamshed Quarters police station against unknown persons following a clash between the two student groups during which five motorcycles were also set on fire and the college premises was ransacked.

In the meantime, the college administration announced a two-day closure of the college in an effort to avert further clashes between the APMSO and the IJT.

On Tuesday, the police said they were posted at the front gate of the college when they herd shots fired from the building’s backside.

Police rushed to the spot and found Khurram Shahzad wounded with gun fire. However, the suspects had managed to flee from the spot following the shooting, and no arrests were made.

The wounded student belonged to the IJT was taken to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for treatment.

Police said Tuesday’s incident was in continuation of Monday’s clash between the APMSO and the IJT.

Following the incident, reinforcement of Rangers and the police were deployed at the college.

Meanwhile, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal have accused each others’ student wings of fanning violence and upsetting academic peace and the overall law and order situation in the city.

The MQM’s members in the Sindh Assembly in a statement said that ‘terrorists’ of the IJT had tortured APMSO workers and created a scene at the Islamia Arts and Commerce and the Islamia Science colleges, which was condemnable and was needed to be checked.

They demanded the Sindh governor and chief minister to take cognizance of the IJT’s workers and order stern action against the elements responsible for disturbing peace in educational institutions.

They said the Jamaat-i-Islami, which, according to them was after peace and tranquillity in the city, was also using the IJT, for violence in educational institutions.

They alleged that on Monday, the IJT activists subjected the APMSO workers to oppression at the Islamia Science College and caused damage to vehicles belonging to teachers and staff cars.

While on Tuesday, it attacked the Islamia Science and Islamia Arts and Commerce College and tortured the APMSO workers present there. On the other hand, the MPAs of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Nasrullah Shajji, Hameedullah Khan and Mohammad Younus Barai, have condemned the attacks on IJT workers.

They said the damage of vehicles and burning of libraries by the APMSO workers was nothing but part of a well thought out conspiracy after the Nishtar Park incident to destroy academic peace in the city.

They said that during the hooliganism and acts of violence on Monday and Tuesday at the said colleges, the police remained a silent spectator.

They said the armed attacks on IJT activists was tantamount to provoking the student community, which should not go unnoticed, and the authorities should take an effective line of action to maintain academic peace in the city.

The activists of the IJT also held a protest demonstration at the KPC against attacks on its activists at the Islamia Arts and Commerce College.

The participants questioned the role of the police and held that the authorities had failed to protect students and teachers.