The first meeting of the Board of Directors of Maryam Nawaz School and Resource Centre for Autism was held under the chairpersonship of Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Special Education Sania Ashiq. The meeting took several landmark decisions aimed at welfare, education and rehabilitation of autistic children in Punjab. In line with the vision […]
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11-year-old boy tied to bedstead and tortured ruthlessly by madrassa teacher
RAHIM YAR KHAN: A ‘qari’ in Basti Khudali tied his 11-year-old student to a charpoy whereafter he beat him ruthlessly, police said on Wednesday, adding that they had arrested the madrassa teacher. The ‘qari’, identified as Moulvi Muhammad Qasim, tied the minor boy, P*, to the charpoy with a rope and assaulted him with rods. […]
Bangladesh girl burned to death on teacher’s order: police
A schoolgirl was burned to death in Bangladesh on the orders of her head teacher after she reported him for sexually harassing her, police said Friday. The death of 19-year-old Nusrat Jahan Rafi last week sparked protests across the South Asian nation, with the prime minister promising to prosecute all those involved. Rafi was lured […]
Students, teachers protest against closure of school in Naundero
NAUNDERO: Teachers, students and their parents staged protest on Tuesday over the closure of Irteza Public School which has been closed since last five months on the orders of Sindh Education Foundation (SEF) Secretary Naheed Shah. The school, where 500 male and female students are enrolled, was established under SEF program ten years ago near the […]
Teacher assaults principal over non-payment of salary
GUJRANWALA: Three school teachers, one of which was woman, have been injured in a brawl between their colleague and the principal of the school over the matter of ‘unpaid dues’. The disgruntled teacher, indentified as Aqeel, reportedly assaulted the principal with a chair. The other teachers got injuries when they tried to break up the fight. […]




