Pakistani police fired tear gas and charged at student protesters who ransacked a college building Thursday as anger spread over an alleged on-campus rape.

At least 250 violent protesters were arrested in Rawalpindi as police used tear gas to disperse students demonstrating against the alleged rape of a Lahore student.

The latest violence started when hundreds of students demonstrated outside a campus in the city of Rawalpindi in Punjab province. They burned furniture and blocked a key road in the city, disrupting traffic,

Protests erupted across Pakistan after the alleged rape of a college student in the country. The agitation, organized to demand justice for the victim, turned violent in Lahore and Rawalpindi/Reports of vandalism and arson in public and private institutions in various cities across Pakistan also started doing rounds.

Rawalpindi: Over 150 students have been arrested by the Rawalpindi police, Pakistan for protesting against the alleged rape of a private college student. The police also used tear gas to scatter the protesting students, reported Dawn newspaper.

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.

Senior officials of a Pakistan college dismissed claims of a student being raped on campus despite social media reports inciting protests. Punjab College for Women in Lahore was accused, but no evidence or victim has surfaced.