Girl student dies after falling from Bahria University building

Tariq Butt, Staff Reporter 

A female student of the Bahria University of Islamabad has died after falling from the fourth floor of its building.

The incident took place when the 23-year-old Haleema Amin fell from the fourth floor of an under construction building in the varsity campus.

She was immediately taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) after the fall where she later succumbed to her injuries.

Classes had been shifted to the under-construction building where work on the terrace of the fourth floor was still in progress.

Following the incident, students boycotted their classes and staged a demonstration against the administration outside the university campus. The roadblock demonstrations have been ongoing for over two hours.

Haleema Amin, was a bachelor’s student in her second semester. Hospital staff said she was brought to the PIMS. She was conscious at the time, but had suffered multiple fractures including her backbone.

They said she was kept under observation and provided treatment, but died later. Her body was later taken from the hospital by the same people who brought her to PIMS.

The Margalla police of Islamabad said they learned of the incident when the woman was brought to the hospital. They said they were told she fell off the building while taking a selfie.

They said the police were denied access to examine the scene of the incident by the university. The police were told the university would establish what had happened and inform the police afterwards, and submit a report in this regard.

The police said the woman’s family has yet to be approached for legal action, and her body is not with the police or the hospital. They said legal action will be taken, including an autopsy, if a complaint is lodged with the police.