‘Skinny jeans, short shirts, high-heels and makeup’ banned in K-P university
The controversy began over the publication of a new dress code for a university in Pakistan. Hazara University in Mansehra said girls who come to study should not wear tight jeans and T-shirts. Not only that, girls were also banned from putting on makeup, wearing jewelry and bringing large handbags. The university has also imposed several strict restrictions on boys. This order of the university was opposed by the students.
The measure would also end any discrimination among students on the basis of their financial background, says the university in its defence.
According to a notification issued by the University administration, the girl students have been advised not to wear tight jeans, T-shirts. They are also expected not to put on heavy makeup while at the campus. The dress code also includes restrictions on carrying expensive handbags or wearing jewelry by them.
The Hazar University Registrar issued the notification January 6 after a meeting of the university’s annual academic staff council. The rules will come into effect on Monday January 11, when the university reopens for students, the notification further says.
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After it was issued, the notification has been a subject of debate on national as well as social media and people are trying to figure out what goals exactly the university administration desired to achieve by setting dress code for students.
This notification is issued by Hazara University about the dress code for boys and girls. I don’t know why the @PTIKPOfficial govt is radicalizing academic institutions remember it’s not for the first time but is systematically manufactured. @ammaralijan @NidaKirmani @nighatdad pic.twitter.com/RoUnKrDmk2
— Sharifullah Wazir 🚩 (@sharifullahwaz4) January 9, 2021
Hamadur Rehman another social media user has regretted that the elderly professors of the university are not concerned about the absence of a culture of research at the universities but their main worry is what kind of clothes boys and girls are wearing.
بوڑھے سٹھیائے ہوئے استادوں کو یہ فکر نہیں کہ ھماری یونیورسیٹیوں میں کسی قسم کی کرونا ویکسین پہ تحقیق کیوں نہیں ہورہی-
انہیں یہ فکر کھائے جارہا ہے کہ نوجوان لڑکے، لڑکیاں ان سے مختلف ڈریس کیوں پہنے ہوئے ہیں-— Hamad Ur Rehman حماد (@hamaduet) January 10, 2021
While responding to queries related to the new dress code, Kamran Bangash, spokesperson of the provincial government and special adviser on education to the chief minister, welcomed the new development and said that students will be able to focus on their studies instead of engaging in a dress competition.
He added that the new dress code will level the field for the poor and wealthy as both the classes will almost be wearing the same kind of clothes.
“Each university is allowed to adopt its own dress code. The girls are not bound to follow the dress code strictly and no university is allowed to violate the set standards of the dress code in the province,” he argued.
