Karachi University denies reports of violence against students celebrating Holi.

KARACHI -- The Karachi University (KU) on Tuesday denied reports of violence against students celebrating the Hindu festival of Holi.

The statement by the KU spokesperson came after a video surfaced on social media earlier today wherein a female student claimed that several of them were not allowed to celebrate the festival at the varsity. She alleged that students belonging to the Islami Jamiat Tulba (IJT) prevented them from holding the event and also physically assaulted them.

It is pertinent to mention that IJT activists on Monday allegedly attacked a gathering of students at Punjab University's new campus when they were celebrating Holi with the permission of the administration.

Responding to the claims made in the video, a statement issued by the KU spokesperson said that 'no permission was sought from the varsity administration for celebrating Holi inside its premises'.

The spokesperson said that 'no incidents of violence against students celebrating Holi were reported to the security office or to the hospital'. He added that there were no reports of any such incident from law enforcement agencies either.

He added that the Youm-i-Mustafa Conference was under way in the varsity with the administration's permission and questioned how Holi could be celebrated without similar approval.

Meanwhile, East Senior Superintendent of Police Zubair Nazeer Shaikh told media that the varsity administration had 'not reported such an...