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The Punjab University has cancelled the M.Phil degree of one of the main organisers of the Students Solidarity March, who was seen playing the drums during the awareness campaign for the march at the Faiz International Festival.

The student, Hasnain Jameel, took part in the mobilisation campaign for the Students Solidarity March at the Faiz International Festival. In a video that had gone viral on social media, where student activists are singing Bismil Azizabadi’s ‘Sarfaroshi ki tamana’, Jameel can be seen playing the drums.

. @ammaralijan and his comrades , students were the real highlight of #faizfestival2019 https://t.co/5evu2hMxCh — Asad Jamal (@LegalPolitical) November 18, 2019

Activist Ammar Ali Jan stated on Twitter that Hasnain, who was an M.Phil student of political science In Punjab University, has had his degree cancelled. He added that targeting Jameel was proof of the fact that the ‘corrupt university administrations’ were afraid of the emerging power of students.

After banning student groups in Balochistan, today we received news that one of our main organizers' degree has been cancelled by Punjab University.@HUSNAINJAMEEL is an Mphil student in Political Science & is working fearlessly for students' rights. Targeting him is proof that pic.twitter.com/TlBOciFIYH — Ammar Ali Jan (@ammaralijan) November 27, 2019

Moreover, journalist Rabia Mehmood stated on Twitter that Hasnain was informed verbally about his termination and was never given a warning. He was also barred from entering Punjab University’s campus.

.@HUSNAINJAMEEL MPhil student of PU, seen playing darbuka in this video is #StudentsSolidarityMarch organizer. Punjab Uni cancelled his degree. Husnain was informed verbally about the termination & was never given a warning. He was also barred from entering Punjab Uni campus. https://t.co/ZPJbDUEu8A — Rabia Mehmood – رابعہ (@Rabail26) November 27, 2019

With the Students Solidarity March approaching, observers have said that university administrations were taking measures to prevent students mobilising for the march.

On Tuesday, the governor of the province of Balochistan had issued directions to the University of Balochistan to place a ban on all political activities and gatherings on its campus.