Students Alliance Oppose PVT

A joint body of students organisations operating in the city has been formed to fight the denationalisation policy of the government and other ‘injustices being committed against students’ at government educational institutions.
This was revealed by the chief organiser of the newly set Muttahida Talaba Mahaz (United Students’ Front), Syed Tahir Akbar of the Islami Jamiat Talaba, Karachi, at a press conference on Thursday.
He said that 14 students bodies had given consented to unite for the new students forum, while negotiations with 4 others were under way.
Mr Tahir, who was flanked by Shaukat Gilgiti of the Peoples’ Students Federation (PSF), and Riaz Afandi of the Punjabi Pakhtoon Students’ Federation, also announced to hold a convention of students on April 23 at the Federal Government Urdu Science College, to decide further line of action.