PU closed down for four days

LAHORE - The Punjab University administration has closed down the university for a period of four days from May 12 to May 15. The closure has been announced following fear of resistance by the IJT activists who had announced holding of three days book fair from May 13 to May 15. The university administration did not allow them to organise the fair terming it as illegal.

However, Tulaba Taqreebat Committee of the IJT insisted on holding book fair according to the schedule. They also threatened to resist on attempts to foil book fair.

Earlier, the university acting VC Prof Azhar Ikram and PU spokesman Dr Mujahid Mansoori had said that the PU would not allow the holding of any fair which was illegal. The university has also deployed police and security personnel at the departments and at the hostels.