{"id":268321,"date":"2020-06-29T10:04:35","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T05:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=268321"},"modified":"2020-06-30T10:56:13","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T05:56:13","slug":"fast-lahore-expels-students-over-making-memes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/fast-lahore-expels-students-over-making-memes\/","title":{"rendered":"FAST Lahore Expels Students Over Making Memes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update: New developments regarding the content of these &#8216;memes&#8217; have come to light. For more details, check the follow up to this story.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During a time of economic uncertainty and the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems that it is bringing out the worst in some people. Yesterday, it came to light that FAST Lahore has expelled students over making and posting memes about the university online.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/university-student-expelled-for-protesting-against-online-classes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University Student Expelled for Protesting Against Online Classes<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>FAST Lahore administration issued a notice demanding an apology from students that posted &#8216;defamatory memes&#8217; on Facebook. The notification also directed students to post an apology on their Facebook timelines.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FAST Lahore has taken a disciplinary action against their students for making memes and even expelled some. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ep56piLdgN\">pic.twitter.com\/Ep56piLdgN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rao (@CasualRao) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CasualRao\/status\/1277240955255640065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The notice even threatened to report these actions under the ambit of cyberbullying and harassment under the Cyber Crime laws, whilst harassing students over &#8216;memes.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Not even graduate students were spared. They were also threatened with cancellation of their degrees, with intimation to the Higher Education Commission (HEC).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FAST Lahore has taken a disciplinary action against their students for making memes and even expelled some. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ep56piLdgN\">pic.twitter.com\/Ep56piLdgN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rao (@CasualRao) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CasualRao\/status\/1277240955255640065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Did the Fast Lahore University Students Apologize?<\/h3>\n<p>Some students decided to respond to this notice:<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2Fshahmurad22%2Fposts%2F728997944528369&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"781\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/pakistani-twitter-slams-lums-over-massive-fee-hike-during-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pakistani Twitter Slams LUMS Over Massive Fee Hike During Pandemic<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>What do you think of this situation between Fast Lahore and its students? Too much? Or is this the right example to set?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update: New developments regarding the content of these &#8216;memes&#8217; have come to light. For more details, check the follow up to this story. During a time of economic uncertainty and the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems that it is bringing out the worst in some people. 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