Karachi University | Pakistan

A Karachi University student died on Friday after being run over by a campus bus, police said. The victim was identified as a second-year student of the social work department by traffic police inspector Akmal Rai. According to police reports, the student had gotten off at a point near the Mehmood-ul-Hassan Library and was attempting to cross the road when another bus passed by her. Meanwhile, a campus bus, bearing registration number EB-0333, attempted to overtake the first bus and hit the student from the driver’s side. The student, knocked down by the initial impact, was then run over by the bus, killing her on the spot. The accident angered students, resulting in protests inside the campus. A notification issued by the university dated October 10, and available with Dawn.com, said an inquiry committee has been constituted to “investigate the tragic incident”. “Vice Chancellor is pleased to constitute an inquiry committee forthwith to investigate the tragic incident in which a female student succumbed to d...

A Karachi University student, Aniqah Saeed, tragically died on Thursday after being struck by a university bus inside the campus.

• Academic, administrative activities disrupted • Several faculty buildings, roads remain inundated • Teachers residing on campus say water spoiled their household items KARACHI: Several roads, faculty buildings and houses on Karachi University (KU) campus remained inundated for the second consecutive day on Wednesday following a major leak in a pipeline, causing disruption in academic and administrative activities. Talking to Dawn, teachers residing on the campus shared that they had never such devastation before and that many of their colleagues had suffered huge losses on account of inundation that damaged furniture and electricity appliances in their houses and even contaminated underground tanks. “Water is still standing in our homes. Many of us have rented suction pumps today and are taking out water on a self-help basis,” a teacher said, regretting that there was no immediate response from the administration. Sources said the situation was dire yesterday when electricity supplies were suspended soon af...