After harassment scandal, Balochistan University enforces uniform

QUETTA: The University of Balochistan has made wearing uniforms mandatory for all students starting March 1, 2020.

According a circular by the Undergraduate Studies Office, “Strict compliance to all students (boys/girls) admitted in BS/Masters Study Programmes, that wearing of student’s uniform, available at Mother Care, Jinnah Road, Quetta, shall be mandatory."

“After March 1, 2020 no student (boy/girl) will be allowed to enter into the university premises without wearing the prescribed uniform and will be entertained for any reason,” the statement added.

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