“On 20th August 2010, under the direction of college principal Ejaz Shah, the police baton-charged the students of Quaid-e-Azam Medical College in Bahawalpur who were protesting against a one hundred percent increase in fees and severe power cuts in the student hostels.

The students were holding a protest, in which female students were present in big numbers, outside the Principal’s office. The Principal told them that he would continue his meeting and would not listen to anything from the students. This enraged the students and they started shouting slogans, after which Principal called the police.

The police at once attacked the students, who they baton-charged, throwing tear gas and firing rubber bullets at the students. Female students were pulled by their hair and dragged on the floor by brutal policemen. City DSP Aziz Ullah also abused the students openly. Despite this the students continued their protest.

After this, the police went into hostels and tortured students, including disabled people. Many students were arrested and charged under the anti-terrorism laws. They were sent to jail and were only released after 6 days. Many local MPs tried to intervene but students wanted their demands to be fulfilled, so that all negotiations failed.”

-This is happening while their families try to deal with the flood catastrophe.

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