A young student died in a private university due to the negligence of the administration. The student reportedly died after falling from the fourth floor of a Bahria University building on Thursday, police and hospital staff said.
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According to details, the deceased, 23-year-old Haleema Amin, was a bachelors student in her second semester at Bahria University, they said. She fell from the fourth floor of a new university block that has yet to be completed.
Social media maintained that the incident must not go unnoticed and a strict action may be taken against the authorities.
This should not go unnoticed. Being an alumni I can testify this behavior.
This is #BahriaUniversity Islamabad, where admin is more concerned about the length of the clothes and gender segregation rather than students’ safety and quality of education.#JusticeForHaleema #BUI pic.twitter.com/w5FfwcBcRC— Hiba Ikram 🇵🇸 (@HibaIkram1992) September 27, 2019
Students came out and protested against the administration for not focusing on the safety measures to be taken.
https://twitter.com/ShariqRiaz2/status/1177442293642670083?s=20
The protesters are demanding the resignation of the senior officials at the university.
https://twitter.com/attiya_babar/status/1177454128101871617?s=20
Hospital staff said Amin was brought to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in the afternoon by university staff, including a doctor. She was conscious at the time, but had suffered multiple fractures including her backbone, they said.
They said she was kept under observation and provided treatment, but died at around 4:30 pm. They added that her body was later taken from the hospital by the same people who brought her to PIMS.
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The Margalla police said they learned of the incident when the girl was brought to the hospital. They said they were told she fell off the building while taking a selfie.
Furthermore, the police were denied access to examine the scene of the incident by the university. The police were told the university would establish what had happened and inform the police afterward, and submit a report in this regard.
The police said the woman’s family has yet to be approached for legal action, and her body is not with the police or the hospital. They said legal action will be taken, including an autopsy, if a complaint is lodged with the police.
The university administration is reportedly pressuring the victim’s family not to file an FIR. However, the protests in the university and uproar on social media caused panic.
#Islamabad #BahriaUniversity #Update: As per witnesses and family members the management is pressurizing the family members and trying their level best to blame on to others. Different stories are rotating that she committed suicide, some one pushed her all are incorrect stories. pic.twitter.com/l9O4V7paxZ
— Islamabadies (@Islamabadies) September 26, 2019
Minister for Human Rights Dr. Shireen Mazari also paid attention to the incident. She said: “Distressing to learn of death of Bahria Uni student Haleema who fell down four storeys through a gaping hole in a building not fully constructed but in use by students. A student sent this video – Many disturbing questions arise:”
Distressing to learn of death of Bahria Uni student Haleema who fell down four storeys through a gaping hole in a building not fully constructed but in use by students. A student sent this video – Many disturbing questions arise: pic.twitter.com/PFfDR8yyeH
— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) September 27, 2019
She further asked: “Apart from shocking calousness on how we treat our students, why did the Uni not clearly have warning signs in this building? why were students allowed access to a building not fully constructed? Even more disturbing is the way the Uni authorities behaved after accident happened.”
Apart from shocking calousness on how we treat our students, why did the Uni not clearly have warning signs in this building? why were students allowed access to a building not fully constructed? Even more disturbing is the way the Uni authorities behaved after accident happened.
— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) September 27, 2019
She said: “at the very least this is a case of criminal negligence – Bahria University must be held responsible. It shd come under federal jurisdiction so HEC & Min of Ed @Shafqat_Mahmood must institute an indep inquiry with a time frame to see where responsibility must be laid”
at the very least this is a case of criminal negligence – Bahria University must be held responsible. It shd come under federal jurisdiction so HEC & Min of Ed @Shafqat_Mahmood must institute an indep inquiry with a time frame to see where responsibility must be laid
— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) September 27, 2019
Latest Development
In the latest development, Rector Bahria University Vice Admiral (R) Muhammad Shafique HI (M) has verbally resigned talking to the protesting students and has promised that an inquiry will be made into the incident. He further presented himself before the students and claimed that any punishment they deem worthy he is ready to take it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L1Cq8LzfI8
He stated that being the head of the family he has to take responsibility.
Cases of mismanagement. like these have long plagued Pakistan and strict action needs to be taken on such incidents