ISLAMABAD: Multiple students were injured in a violent clash between two student groups at Islamabad’s Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) on September 28 (Saturday) night.
According to the details, the rift escalated between the Punjab Students Council and the Pashtun Students Council on September 28, resulting in 25 students being seriously injured.
Following the incident, the university administration lodged a formal complaint at the Secretariat Police Station, naming 380 students.
An FIR was registered under charges of attempted murder, criminal intimidation, and rioting.
According to the First Information Report, the brawl began at around 10 pm, when a student named Muzammil Marwat was beaten and severely injured by Punjabi students near Karachi Huts.
Later, around 70 to 80 students of the Punjab Council started gathering in Hostel No 7, whereas, around 300 Pasthun students assembled in the new cafeteria armed themselves with sticks and iron rods, the FIR added.
As per the police report, under the leadership of their chairman Asad Toori, Pashtun students stormed Hostel No. 7, where the opposition group was staying, leading to a fierce confrontation that lasted for approximately 40 minutes, leaving 25 students injured from both sides.
Among the seriously injured, 5 were shifted to PolyClinic, while 20 were taken to PIMS for medical attention.
