HYDERABAD, April 13 Vice-Chancellor Professor Noshad Ahmed Shaikh of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences has urged MNA Faryal Talpur, the chief minister, education minister and home minister of Sindh to take action against a woman for misbehaviour, using abusive language and issuing threats on telephone to him.

In two separate communications (copies of which obtained by Dawn) addressed to Ms Talpur and Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah with copies to Pir Mazharul Haq and Dr Zulfiqar Mirza, the vice-chancellor said a women claimimg to be a PPP leader, Ms Noorunnisa Abro, came to his office on April 10 and exerted pressure on him to appoint her son to the university.

Mr Noshad said he told her that the boy would be accommodated against any vacant post or newly-created posts.

On the reply, she started shouting, misbehaving and using abusive language, he added. Later in the evening, she issued threats to him on telephone, he said.

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