repercussion of Numl incident
March 3, 2010
The brutal act was condemned by the faculty members of NUML University against the registrar and forces him to resign. This all was the tipping point of the consciousness of freedom of expression. The dilemma of Pakistani’s universities is that there is no environment for free expression. The faculty is subordinate and not allows expressing their views and opinions on politics in particular and even on their basic rights in general. This is actually the failure of Pakistan’s academic system. Although we cry for the democratic values but the implementation of these values is nowhere. The incident of NUML becomes a tipping point for a change. The faculty of NUML realized their basic rights. It is a revolution to bring a change at least in NUML to form an academic staff association in which teachers collectively discuss their problem and resentment.
The establishment of such associations is not a bad thing as the administration considers it infect in this way a transparent system would be established with the participation of all. The dilemma in the country is the administration not allows their faculty to voice against them. To switch off the truth and freedom of expression is not justified by so-called democratic. We are not living in dark ages. It is very necessary to realize that universities are actually the place of intellectuals where every one has right of discussion and arguments on every issues of state with tolerant attitudes. But such kind of forum and environment is missing in Pakistani’s universities. The incident of NUML brings realization in all the faculty members of other universities as well. Many people wrote on this issue and condemned this shameful act, this response actually the victory of NUML’s faculty.
written by saba azmat
