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Verdict in students’ case reserved
Lahore
February 2, 2021
LAHORE:The Lahore High Court on Monday reserved verdict on a habeas corpus petition against the alleged illegal detention of five persons including students as the police said the detainees had been discharged.
Haider Ali Butt, a student, filed the petition for the recovery of his fellows Zubair Siddiqui, Sanaullah, Ali Ashraf, Salman Sikandar and Haris Asad who were allegedly picked up by the police following a widespread protest against on-campus examination by some private universities.
On being summoned, the investigating officer appeared before Justice Ali Baqar Najafi and stated that the petition stood infructuous since the alleged detainees had been discharged of the cases. Advocate Usama Khawar Ghumman, on behalf of the petitioner, argued that the police officials involved in the illegal detention of the students should not be spared and needed to be punished under the law.
Verdict in students’ detention case reserved
National
February 2, 2021
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday reserved verdict on a habeas corpus petition against the alleged illegal detention of five persons including students as the police said the detainees had been discharged.
Haider Ali Butt, a student, filed the petition for the recovery of his Zubair Siddiqui, Sanaullah, Ali Ashraf, Salman Sikandar and Haris Asad who were allegedly picked up by the police following a widespread protest against on-campus examination by some private universities.
On being summoned, the investigating officer appeared before Justice Ali Baqar Najafi and stated that the petition stood infructuous since the alleged detainees had been discharged of the cases.
UET Makes An Example of Students Who Demanded Online Exams
The administration of the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore has suspended three students and fined two others for protesting against the university for taking examinations in-person this session.
The students, namely Muhammad Junaid, Muhammad Farrukh, and Muhammad Haroon, have been suspended for a semester on the charges of provoking students against giving examinations in-person.
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Students protest in front of Punjab Assembly in Lahore on Jan. 29 for the release of detained students. (Photo: Kamran Chaudhry/UCA News)
Salman Sikandar and his friends were blindfolded while being shifted to three police stations in the Pakistani city of Lahore.
“We were sleeping when policemen banged on the door and forcefully entered. They slapped a student who asked about the arrest warrant. We were handcuffed and confused,” Sikandar, 23, told UCA News.
“They collected our smartphones in a black plastic bag. Only the tap water of dirty toilets was available in lockups. The trauma has changed me forever. I only witnessed injustice in police captivity.”