Rushdie books discarded: University of Peshawar syndicate rights the wrong writer’s books in MPhil and PhD courses offered by the English Literature department

PESHAWAR, April 30: After protests on the campus and outside, the University of Peshawar syndicate on Monday set aside the Academic Council’s decision to include a controversial writer’s books in MPhil and PhD courses offered by the English Literature department.

During a meeting, the syndicate decided to drop ‘Shame’ and ‘Midnight Children’ written by Salman Rushdie from the list of suggested books for PhD and MPhil courses of English Literature, according to a spokesman for the

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