UMT Students Protesting Against Physical Exams Beaten Up By Police

Students of the University of Management and Technology (UMT) in Lahore who were protesting against physical exams were beaten up by police. Videos and pictures trending on Twitter under the hashtag of #StudentsKoInsafDo show police mercilessly beating up peaceful student protestors. One of the organisers and member of Progress Students Collective Zubair Siddique among others was manhandled by the cops.

@ZubairSiddiuqui and other students have been badly injured by police. Police unleashed violence against peaceful students for protesting against on campus exams. We demand an immediate inquiry. #StudentsKoInsafDo pic.twitter.com/onIIGCNNPi

— Progressive Students’ Collective (@PSCollective_) January 25, 2021

Last week, students from NUML university in Islamabad who protested against physical exam also faced police’s high handedness.

In another video, it can be seen that female students were also being beaten.

Scenes after the clash between students and police outside UMT. pic.twitter.com/DQ0Bs8PfCW

— Aima Khosa (@aimaMK) January 25, 2021

Protests by students are being held across the country. Students from Bahria University in Islamabad have also taken to streets. Meanwhile in Faisalabad, students of Government Women College are also protesting against physical exams.

1. Bahria islamabad
2. UMT lahore
3. USA lahore
4. Govt women college fsd
5. UVAS Lahore
6. GCWUS
7.PU BA BSC
8.UAF

Students are protesting for their rights and will continue till they achieve @ArifAlvi @fslsltn#OnlineExamOrWeProtest @hecpkofficial pic.twitter.com/YY9bSttJxs

— Abdul Muqeet (@a_muqeet1) January 24, 2021

Some tweets also suggest that university staff is threatening students to not partake in the protests.

This type of spirit needed by every student at this moment! 💪✌️

When we have to fight against Stronger Mafia the your courage should be of this level 💯💯@fslsltn @ShahzadYunasPTI @ArifAlvi @hecpkofficial#StudentsKoInsafDo pic.twitter.com/VMGm46bYyB

— Abdul Muqeet (@a_muqeet1) January 25, 2021

We condemned brutal police attack on peaceful students of UMT lahore and if no action taken strike will be announced in whole pakistan I urge lawyers to come forward now to file case on Police now ⁦@OfficialDPRPP⁩ #studentskoInsafdo pic.twitter.com/cFEZFEoi52

— Shahzad Yunas Sheikh (@ShahzadYunasPTI) January 25, 2021

Students of Bharia university are doing peaceful protests there is no need to threat them #studentskoinsafdo pic.twitter.com/7hRqyDk7VE

— Shahzad Yunas Sheikh (@ShahzadYunasPTI) January 25, 2021