Authorities in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province have shut all schools and universities for two days in an attempt to contain the spread of protests by students over an alleged on-campus rape

LAHORE, Pakistan - Authorities shut schools, colleges and universities in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province on Friday following the most violent student protests in the country in recent years over the alleged rape of a student on campus,

Authorities in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province shut all schools and universities for two days on Friday in an attempt to contain the spread of protests by students over an alleged on-campus rape. The closures in Pakistan's most populous province affect an estimated 18 million students.

Punjab authorities also ban gatherings as hundreds are arrested while protesting reports of a rape on a college campus.

Protests spread across Pakistan following the alleged rape of a college student. The demand for justice escalated into violence in Lahore and Rawalpindi, with reports of vandalism and arson at various public and private institutions.

Pakistani police clashed with student protesters across multiple cities after reports of an alleged rape at a Lahore college went viral. Violence erup

Videos of thousands of students engaging in an impromptu protest in Rawalpindi against the rape of a female student in PGC Lahore went viral on Thursday.

Protests sparked by an alleged rape incident in Pakistan's Punjab province took a violent turn, resulting in widespread clashes, vandalism, and arson across various cities.