LAHORE(Education Reporter): During a press conference at the Lahore Press Club, leaders of Islami Jamiat Tulba announced a comprehensive “Road Caravan” starting from Rahim Yar Khan to Lahore’s Mall Road, scheduled to take place from November 9 to November 24, 2026. IJT Punjab South Nazim-e-Suba Huzaifa Usman, Lahore Nazim Abdullah Bin Abbas, and Information Secretary Saifullah Chauhan jointly addressed the media to highlight pressing educational grievances and advocate for student rights across Punjab. The leadership stressed that education is a fundamental right rather than an exclusive privilege, while sharply criticizing rising tuition fees, the ongoing privatization of public educational institutions, and campus security concerns.
The student organization put forward an extensive eight-point demand manifesto during the briefing. Key demands include the immediate restoration of student unions across all educational institutions, an urgent reduction in tuition fees to make education accessible to the general public, and guaranteed campus safety alongside transparent investigations into harassment and violence. Furthermore, the leadership demanded that private medical colleges strictly adhere to PMDC-prescribed fee caps, that an independent regulatory authority be established to monitor private university fees and standards, and that the privatization of government educational institutions be halted immediately. Additional demands call for allocating at least four percent of the national GDP toward education and eliminating the stratified class-based education system in favor of a uniform national curriculum. Concluding the press conference, the student representatives affirmed their commitment to peaceful advocacy but warned that ignoring these legitimate demands would compel students to launch widespread provincial protests, holding the Punjab government entirely responsible.