KHUZDAR: Activists and students of the Baloch Student Organisation (BSO-Pujar) took out a procession on Wednesday in protest against the alleged torture of students of Balo-chistan studying at the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad.

The BSO activists, carrying placards and banners, marched on the main roads of Khuzdar. They raised slogans against Islamabad administration and police.

The participants gathered at the Khuzdar Press Club where leaders of the BSO and the National Party — Nadir Baloch, Abdul Wahab Ghulamani, Akram Baloch and Nasir Baloch — condemned the Islamabad police for torturing, beating and arresting Baloch and Pashtoon students who were protesting for their legitimate demands.

The students had the right to protest, they said and demanded of the federal government to take strict action against the officials involved in the torture of students.

They also demanded immediate release of the arrested students along with the acceptance of their demands.

Published in Dawn, October 26th, 2017

Opinion

Editorial

Enrolment drive
Updated 10 May, 2024

Enrolment drive

The authorities should implement targeted interventions to bring out-of-school children, especially girls, into the educational system.
Gwadar outrage
10 May, 2024

Gwadar outrage

JUST two days after the president, while on a visit to Balochistan, discussed the need for a political dialogue to...
Save the witness
10 May, 2024

Save the witness

THE old affliction of failed enforcement has rendered another law lifeless. Enacted over a decade ago, the Sindh...
May 9 fallout
Updated 09 May, 2024

May 9 fallout

It is important that this chapter be closed satisfactorily so that the nation can move forward.
A fresh approach?
09 May, 2024

A fresh approach?

SUCCESSIVE governments have tried to address the problems of Balochistan — particularly the province’s ...
Visa fraud
09 May, 2024

Visa fraud

THE FIA has a new task at hand: cracking down on fraudulent work visas. This was prompted by the discovery of a...