Hazara University in Manshera is in the news but for wrong reasons. A female faculty member of Hazara University who is currently doing PhD in the United Kingdom was sexually harassed at the university.
She has filed an application with the Higher Education Commission (HEC) that she suffered sexual harassment at the university. HEC’s Executive Director Dr Sohail Naqvi has confirmed to media that she has filed a complaint. She has said that she was one of the many victims and many other female staff and students are sexually harassed at Hazara University.
It is to remember that in 2010 a similar incident happened at the university’s Haripur campus in and the accused lecturer was dismissed.
This type of incidents has rocked many colleges and universities in Pakistan. Many incidents of sexual harassment have been not reported because of not believing the management and from avoiding the disgrace.