Killing fields of Karachi University

Now this incident of last Tuesday when two students belonging to IJT and one of APMSO died after gunbattle in the campus, the JI and MQM condemned this killing. Qazi Hussain Ahmed led funeral prayer of IJT activists at Numaish Chowrangi, top leaders including Mohammad Hussain Mehinti, Muzaffar Shujra, Asadullah Bhutto attended the funeral. This is not the first time Qazi had to play a mourner’s role in this city. Qazi openly blamed MQM for the murder and warned ‘we will not retreat and we will respond.’ This is unfair on part of Qazi, he is a national leader and he should never preach violence rather he should help in healing old and new wounds. This is a test case for him and his party. It is easy to indulge in the blame game. Sadly nobody is wholly innocent in this unholy game of death.

The MQM arranged funeral of slain worker at Jinnah Ground Azizabad where Anwar Alam, Abdul Haseeb, Babar Ghauri, Waheeduzaman offered condolence for the young student. The MQM and APMSO demanded arrest of wanton killers while Sindh ministers Dr Sagheer and Faisal Sabzwari visited hospitals and met injured APMSO workers. There is no denying the fact the MQM must show more responsibility as it is in the government in Sindh.

True whatever happened is sad and it increases anguish of parents but people wonder how come Rangers kept silence over that unfortunate killing; its officers love publicity of cheap achievement but if something horrendous happens they take the back seat and relish life in the city thanks to the PPP and the MQM; nothing has changed for them.

I wonder what happened to the so-called civil society, Iqbal Haider who cries when lawyers suffer some injuries. He never condemns violence at the campus. And why there is no long march to denounce ruthless killers who work in the garb of political and religious parties. When will the Karachi University see peace and tranquillity? It is the guessing game. Will next president Asif Ali Zardari take effective steps to close killing fields? This is testing time for him.

But the most surprising thing is the fact no teacher has ever been killed in the University of Karachi. Why only students faced the bullets of wanton assassins. No teacher sadly comes forward to stop killing of innocent fellows. Teachers watch silently in their safe havens as students die in the campus. This is pathetic and sorry state of affairs. But the question is when this bloodbath will stop? When the civil society engulfed in judges issue will raise from the ashes of judicial activism. Will any judge take action against these killers? Perhaps never. This is not a political issue.