The Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) campus turned into a battleground on Monday as two student groups clashed

The Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) campus turned into a battleground on Monday as two student groups clashed by using batons and sticks, which left several students injured. The university administration failed to control the situation after the violence started with a minor conflict between two student groups. Soon tempers flared up and the campus turned into a battleground as both groups beat each other with sticks, stones, and other harmful tools. The quarrel created a terrible situation on the campus for hours while no police were called by the university administration to handle the situation except for mobilizing the internal security personnel, who failed to bring the situation under control. In a notification, the university administration announced to shut the university for an indefinite period. According to the notification, the university administration has directed the students to vacate hostels including boys and girls on an immediate basis. Clashes between dozens of active ethnic and sectarian student groups at the capital’s major public sectors universities such as QAU, Federal Urdu University, and the International Islamic University are common.