PU teachers, employees announce weekly protests over unpaid dues

Teachers and employees of Punjab University in Lahore, Pakistan, are staging weekly protests, including a daily two-hour pen-down strike and Wednesday rallies, to demand payment of outstanding dues, resolution of service-related issues, and an independent audit of the university's administrative and financial affairs. Organized by the Joint Action Committee, which includes the Academic Staff Association and Administrative and Technical Staff Association, protesters accuse the vice chancellor of mismanagement and seek the removal of Director General Rehan Sadiq Sheikh. They have been protesting peacefully for 18 months and warn of escalating actions, including blocking Campus Bridge and protesting outside the Chief Minister's office, if their demands are not met. The university administration's response was not immediately available, but the committee vows to continue its campaign.