Restoration of students' unions demanded.

Byline: Peerzada Salman

KARACHI -- On Monday morning a group of students representing the Sindh Students Council (SSC) began a 100-hour hunger strike (to conclude on March 4) outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC) demanding restoration of students' unions and hostels at educational institutions.

It is not a large bunch, as one would have expected it to be, but the enthusiasm with which they have set up the camp outside the club has garnered attention of the media. This is despite the fact that the spot where the protest is being held is often visited by larger groups which drown out voices of smaller gatherings.

The SSC is led by a young International Relations student at the University of Karachi, Ali Saqlain Chandio.

Talking to Dawn he said, 'It's a 100-hour hunger strike which is being undertaken with reference to March 4, 1967, known as the day of Sindh's students' struggle. Our basic demands are the restoration of unions at educational institutions, removal of security forces from the institutions, check on fake students' domiciles in Sindh...