Nineteen students were injured in a clash between supporters of the Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) and the Punjabi Student Association (PSA) at Dawood College of Engineering and Technology (DCET) on Tuesday. The clash began at 10:30am and activists of the two student organisations used iron rods, sticks and bottles against one another. Clashes took place in different parts of the colleges. The DCET administration called in the police and Rangers who controlled the situation. Sources at the college said a few days back a class representative of second year lodged a complaint with teachers about habitual absentees students and their late arrivals, which caused problems to them. Activists of one of the student organisations a couple of days back manhandled the class representative, but the college administration did not realize the gravity of the situation. So naturally finally clashes broke out between the two groups, the sources said. A spokesman for the IJT claimed scores of its supporters were injured when PSA activists, under the patronage of Rangers, attacked its supporters while they were attending their classes.
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He claimed more than 60 supporters of the PSA armed with iron rod, sticks and bottles attacked IJT supporters... They were provided with first aid at Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre. |