Punjab governor takes action against GCU VC on Maryam Nawaz’s tweet

LAHORE, Sep 26 (SABAH): Punjab Governor Baligh Ur Rehman on Monday took an action against Government College Univesity (GCU), Vice Chancellor, after Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s tweet.

Punjab Governor Baligh Ur Rehman took notice of conducting a political program of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in the GCU.

Punjab governor taking notice of the act, said it is sad to make the famous educational institution of the country a political arena. There is no room for such political activities in universities, he added.

Governor Baligh said as chancellor, he has taken notice of the political program on the GCU Lahore campus. He also said children are the future of a nation so there is no room to push them into politics.

Earlier Monday, PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz tweeted against the political meeting of Imran Khan in the GCU and urged strict action against the vice-chancellor.

Taking to Twitter, the PML-N Vice President said, “Strict action must be taken against Vice Chancellor Government College University for desecrating an educational institution by lending it to a Fitna and organizing his jalsa on the premises.”