Student power in peril as govt inactive on SSUA
* Provincial govt’s failure to implement Sindh Students Union Act causing growingfrustration among students; govt officials claim universities responsible for implementing the law, while university administrators say they are waiting for government’s nod By Mukhtar Alam KARACHI: Despite litigation in high court and continued concerns being raised in public by various student communities any implementation on the law for launching student unions in universities and colleges in Sindh remains stalled --courtesy the reported dilly-dally approach of the authorities concerned, this has emerged lately. The Sindh government had enacted the Sindh Students Union Act (SSUA) 2019 to revive student unions, banned in 1984, in order to promote democratic values, student participation, and academic excellence across the province with immediate effect. However, the government’s failure to implement the law has led to growing frustration among students. Government officials claim that universities...