Varsities teachers end strike

HYDERABAD: The Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA) has called off the token strike, observing in the public sector universities of Sindh on Tuesday.

According to FAPUASA's General Secretary Dr Arfanna Mallah, the teachers are ending the strike in University of Sindh and the other universities in Jamshoro, Hyderabad, Shaheed Benazirabad and Sukkur districts following the decision taken by a meeting of FAPUASA at University of Sindh.

"FAPUASA appreciated the steps taken by Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ebad and the acting vice chancellor Dr Parveen Shah to address the teachers demands," she told.

The teachers protest began in the University of Sindh after the killing of Prof (retd) Bashir Ahmed Channar on January 2 at the campus.