K-P varsities ‘restricting freedom of expression’ Notifications draw the ire of female students; protests may take place if situation remains unchanged PHOTO: UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR FACEBOOK PESHAWAR: When provincial governor Shah Farman, who is also the vice chancellor of public sector universities, issued directives to impose dress code policies in educational institutions, most K-P universities were still operating online. Although there was criticism from various student associations and certain rights groups at the time too, it seemed that a majority of students had never expected their institutions to actually pursue the governor’s directives. However, when Hazara University in Mansehra and later Bacha Khan University in Charsadda issued their notifications enforcing the governor-backed dress code policy in January, it was as if it had triggered a domino effect across the whole province. Soon, several universities across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), including University of Peshawar, Islamia College, and Agriculture University of Peshawar, had also started follow suit. Things now began to appear grimmer for K-P’s students than they ever did.