Haripur University has been closed until March 7th. While the management claims that the college is closed due to a Coronavirus outbreak, students believe that the administration is covering up a sexual harassment event.
They alleged that a male teacher had sexually harassed a female student, and that a political-religious party’s student branch planned to protest the event.
A first-semester student at the Public Health and Nutrition Department (PHND) wrote to the Vice-Chancellor (VC), Dr. Anwarul Hassan Gilani, accus ing the Head of PHND, Prof. Dr. Amjad Khan, of sexual harassment.
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Despite the fact that the VC constituted a committee of Dr. Abid Fareed, Dr. Sadaf Raja, and Dr. Shafiq Ahmad very away, the committee cleared Dr. Amjad of sexual harassment charges without following the proper procedures.
According to sources, the previous registrar of the university, Dr. Shah Masood Khan, who has close relations to the accused, became engaged in the matter and pressured the girl’s family to drop the lawsuit.
The committee only called Dr. Amjad, who flatly refuted the allegations, and did not call the girl to hear her side of the tale. While the perpetrator was found not guilty, the victim was branded as mentally ill.
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A short review of her academic record reveals that she is a bright student who received over 900 marks in both matriculation and intermediate.
However, the girl’s academic career has come to an untimely end because her family has forbidden her from continuing her study.