Times of Islamabad

Students Union restoration across Pakistan, PM Imran KHAN makes an important statement

Students Union restoration across Pakistan, PM Imran KHAN makes an important statement

ISLAMABAD – Over the issue of the Students Union restoration acrosscountry, PM Imran KHAN makes an important statement.

Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to allow the restoration of studentunions subject to the establishment of a “comprehensive and enforceablecode of conduct”.

“Universities groom future leaders of the country and student unions forman integral part of this grooming,” said the prime minister in a post onTwitter.

Referring to the student unions of the past, the prime minister said thatthey had become “violent battlegrounds and completely destroyed theintellectual atmosphere on campuses”.

He, however, clarified that unions will be “restored and enabled to playtheir part” in grooming the future leaders of the country.

The premier said that a “comprehensive and enforceable conduct” based onthe “best practices in internationally renowned universities” will bedeveloped so that their restoration can be made possible.