Promising student of Karachi University commits suicide: Report

Baaghi TV: Harrasment is the most tragic incident that has taken place in any educational institution in Pakistan in recent times. Nadia Ashraf, a promising student of Dr. Panjuani Center for Molecular Medicine and Research, Karachi University, committed suicide after being harassed by her PhD supervisor Dr. Iqbal Chaudhry. After this incident, panic has spread among the students in Dr. Panjwani Center. The country’s higher authorities should take stern notice of this incident so that it can be known what were the reasons that Nadia Ashraf, despite being a worthy researcher, has not been able to complete her PhD in the last 15 years. The reasons that Nadia Ashraf used to tell her close friends were that: “Dr. Iqbal Chaudhry will not allow me to have a PhD”. “Don’t know what the doctor wants from me.” These are the words that Nadia Ashraf uttered in her immediate circle before committing suicide. Nadia Ashraf’s close circle also says that Dr. Iqbal Chaudhry had imposed his favorite incompetent faculty Dr. Atiya Al-Wahab on Nadia to further harass her. Which made her very upset. Nadia had also revealed that when she took a job in another research organization, Iqbal Chaudhry also tried to … Continue reading Promising student of Karachi University commits suicide: Report