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Justice delayed justice denied

   Student wins after 17 years in defamation suit against Punjab University   Wajiha Urooj said that in those early days she suffered so much mental anguish that she even thought of committing suicide.  It took Wajiha Urooj seventeen years to get justice from the justice system in Pakistan.  Still, the decision may not be final.  Wajiha Urooj, a dual citizen of Pakistan and Canada, had filed a defamation suit against Punjab University Lahore in a civil court 17 years ago.  On the 8th of this month, an appellate court in Lahore rejected the appeal of Punjab University Lahore and upheld the decision in favor of Wajiha on the application of Wajiha Urooj filed in the civil court of Lahore.  In the petition, Wajiha Urooj had claimed that Punjab University Lahore had declared him a failure in the entire examination by incorrectly showing him absent in an MA English paper.  His move not only disgraced him in society but also allegedly tarnished his image by the university staff.  He