Overview
- Teachers kept the boycott of semester exams in place, leaving more than 40,000 students without scheduled papers as talks failed to move forward.
- The vice chancellor has asked the Sindh chief secretary for an emergency grant, saying an 85% rise in the federally set housing ceiling triggered the cash crunch.
- University officials say they cannot pay the housing allowance or leave encashment without provincial funds, estimating a Rs550–600 million bill with no reply yet from Sindh.
- At a campus press conference, union leaders urged Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah to intervene and alleged misuse of funds, citing an unlaunched Rs12.2 million ERP and inflated fuel claims.
- The housing allowance at issue covers on‑campus quarters or a cash payment for off‑campus rent, which teachers say has been delayed along with promised leave encashment.