Islami Jamiat Talba (IJT) on Wednesday expressed serious concerns over selling of narcotics inside Karachi University's campus, demanding concrete steps against those involved in the practice to save the lives of students. Addressing a news conference at Karachi Press Club, Nazim IJT, Hafiz Mohammad Bilal, said that alcohol and other drugs were being sold in the campus despite the presence of law enforcement agencies.
"Drugs and alcohol are being sold inside campus in connivance with officials of the university in the presence of law enforcement agencies," he said, adding that a canteen that was closed for selling alcohol near the Zoology Department has been reopened, instead of taking action against the wrongdoers. Muhammad Bilal claimed that 572 new teachers have appointed in the university. He said that they would publish the list of these teachers in the campus' newspaper, Akhbar-e-Jamia, on April 30, 2013.
He said many outsiders have occupied land and houses at the campus. He said house allotment committee had announced in a meeting that these illegal occupants would be evicted in a week; however, no action was taken against these influential people. He said that IJT had conducted a survey in the campus in which 7500 people, including students, teachers and employees took part. Announcing the results of the survey, he said only 69.3 percent people showed interest in academic and literary programmes. He said 96 percent students say they take part in any campaign to solve the campus problems.
Hafiz Bilal said according to the survey result, the top most issues of the KU campus were transport, canteens, security, and corruption in university offices. He said 71.6 percent of students expected positive attitude from IJT to solve the campus problems, while 29.4 percent held the stance that "there is no solution". He said 100 percent participants think that the transport buses should be increased from present 27 to 100 buses. He said 75 percent students want restoration of student unions in government educations institutions, while 25 percent opposed them. He said 90 percent students showed interest to vote in the upcoming general elections 2013
Hafiz Bilal claimed that favouritism at university was on the rise as more than 500 teachers had been appointed at the time when university was witnessing acute shortage of funds. "KU has sufficient faculty members to teach the students, overstaffing has compounded the financial problems of the university," he added.
He said that administrative affairs of the KU were being run pathetically as serving VC has failed to overcome these issues. He asserted that students have been facing transportation problems due to shortage of point busses. He informed there were only 27 point busses in the fleet for more than 25000 students, which are inadequate. It has also been learnt that most of the buses in the fleet have developed faults or in deteriorated condition.
"KU needs some 100 more buses to run its transport system in smooth way," he added. He said that administration seems reluctant to pay heed towards these long-standing issues being faced by the students. Zaid Ahmed, General Secretary IJT KU and Tajul Malook, Admin In-charge of IJT KU also spoke.