KARACHI:Sindh Students Council (SSC) began a 100-hour hunger strike till March 4 outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC) on Tuesday, demanding restoration of hostels at educational institutions, taking back administrative authorities from teachers to check the answer copies of students and cancelling admissions on fake domiciles in Sindh.

The students set up their camp with different posters and banners, keeping some literary books along with them to lure attention of media persons. Talking to PPI, SSC Chief Organizer Parvez Bozdar, also an MPhil scholar of University of Sindh, said: “It’s a 100-hour hunger strike to commemorate March 4, 1967, known as the day of Sindh students’ struggle. Our basic demands are aimed at removing security forces from the institutions, checking fake students’ domiciles in Sindh and providing hostels to students and taking back administrative authorities from teachers to check the answer copies of students which are leading to harassment in educational institutions.”

Bozdar said that SSC had also going to take out rallies in different cities of Sindh to mark the 4th March eve and it’s central protest was being held in Karachi.

Bozdar, who is studying Mphil in Physics at University of Sindh, said some 15 to 20 of his fellow students were taking part in the token hunger strike outside the KPC.

Asif Bhurt, a medical student, said government was not paying attention towards the genuine problems of students while their fundamental rights were not being provided to them.

He stressed the need for removal of forces from hostels and provision of transport at facility in the universities of metropolitan city.