Karakoram InterAnational University students protest against increase in fees.

GILGIT -- Students of Karakoram InterAnational University (KIU) on TuesAday staged a demonstration against fee hikes and accused the management of providing scholarships to 'blue-eyed' students.

A large number of students from KIU's Gilgit campus gathered outside the university and blocked the University Road for many hours. They claimed the management has increAased the fee every semester without any reason.

They said KIU was the only public sector university in the region due to which underprivileged students from far-flung areas were enrolled here.

The university was not allowing the students to enter classrooms without paying the fees, the protesters claimed.

They also alleged that the university...