This country never fails to surprise us. A world where the crime rate is on the peak and poverty is taking a toll over us, the education system is still attempting to wrap their tiny brains around the concept of why don't women cover themselves entirely and how a sleeveless top is considered as 'inappropriate.' Well, as sad as it is, recently, The Institute of Business and Management (IM&B) of the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) released a notification on dress code which included female students to wear a scarf or dupatta while imposing a ban on sleeveless shirts and capri pants. [adinserter block= "3"] It also made it compulsory for male students to wear shalwar kameez on Fridays. It further states that the UET administration would not allow any student to appear on the campus in jeans. The notification said the dress code is approved by the competent authority would be observed from March 11, 2019. [caption id="attachment_171085" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Source/ Giphy[/caption] Moreover, “in case of violation, Rs 5,000 fine will be imposed and (the offender) would not be allowed to attend the classes that day,” the notification read. To the above notification, this is how people responded. One user wrote how its about time the universities step into this century. https://twitter.com/AishaFSarwari/status/1102159472376598528 Another user stated that they also issued a rule for men https://twitter.com/NRKcoffeeqalam/status/1102206035153031171 [adinserter block= "4"] Here's what another user tweeted after the latest issue https://twitter.com/Pro_BonoPublico/status/1102320793059500032 One more user went against the tweet and said that it's OKAY to follow the rule https://twitter.com/Mushahid__Khan/status/1102333269335433216 Another user mentioned that nothing should be imposed on students! https://twitter.com/ScotPakboi/status/1102459727181697024 Ridiculous? https://twitter.com/Goshno/status/1102433664359645185 After the feedback of the masses, the ban on listed dressing was lifted and UET-IB&M Director Prof Dr. Muhammad Shoaib stated that the certain change wasn't accepted by many. He added, “we will be planning to ask students for formal dressing at least once a week or so,” [adinserter block= "10"] We're yet to witness the changes that this university has introduced and see how that pans out. Let us know if you have anything more to add to this story.
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