Participants also strongly condemned occupation of their hostels by paramilitary forces and poor investigation of sexual harassment cases.
Fida Hussain Wazir from South Waziristan district submitted an application in the Supreme Court of Pakistan for reconsideration of its 1992 judgement.
The National Students Federation's 'October Movement' in Karachi gained nationwide support and aimed to end feudalism and establish a truly independent state.
The movement faced censorship and opposition from the ruling elite, leading to political maneuvers and suppression tactics.
The ruling classes, fearing a people's democratic revolution, imposed a ban on student unions on February 9, 1984, sparking a nationwide crackdown on NSF-Pakistan activists.
The struggle for the restoration of student unions continues, with the youth demanding their rights to education, leadership development, and democratic participation.
[9] After him students politics was allowed in country for a short time till they were again banned by Supreme Court of Pakistan in 1993.
Judgement had banned politics within campus but had stressed for a platform where students may indulge in intellectual discussions and debates.
On commenting current situation of Students, famous left wing writer Lal Khan wrote, "Students in private and public educational institutions are facing harsh and oppressive administrations, expulsions, frequent penalties and fines, a suffocating environment, conservative curriculum and a very low standard of education.
[16] Many notable personalities like Iqbal Lala (father of the late Mashal Khan), Ammar Rashid, Bushra Gohar, Ali Usman Qasmi, Jalila Haider, Nida Kirmani, Jibran Nasir, Farooq Tariq, Lal Khan and other also joined and expressed their solidarity with students.
[21] Lahore police registered cases against the organizers and participants including Ammar Ali Jan, Farooq Tariq, Iqbal Lala, Alamgir Wazir (nephew of MNA and Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement leader Ali Wazir), Mohammad Shabbir and Kamil Khan.