After nearly 38 years since the military dictatorship of Zia ul Haq imposed a blanket ban on student unions in Pakistan, Sindh will become the first province to lift the ban if governor Imran Ismail gives his assent to the Sindh Student Unions Bill 2019

Following the police action against students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology in Bangladesh, a wave of student solidarity protests has swept across several universities. Protesters have condemned the use of tear gas, batons and stun grenades against students within the campus