SWABI: The police on Monday recovered the body of a 20-year-old youth from Maneri Bala area here.

Officials said the city police station was informed by the locals about the presence of the body.

They said the body was collected and shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital for autopsy.

SHO city police station Ajab Durrani said the deceased was shot from a close range. He said cause of the incident and the killers were not known.

The deceased was identified as Nasir Zia.

The SHO said an FIR had been registered against unidentified assailants.

CORPORAL PUNISHMENT: The local people have condemned incidents of corporal punishment in educational institutions after separate videos showing students being beaten up by their teachers at a government school and a private college went viral on social media.

They demanded severe punishment to the teachers involved in the cruel practice.

In one of the viral videos, a teacher at a private college in Topi is seen beating up students in a classroom with a heavy stick.

The people said physical violence on students affected their psychological health, undermining their self-esteem.

Also, Sanan Khan, 7, a second grade student, was beaten up by his teacher in a government primary school.

When contacted, an official of the district education office told Dawn that corporal punishment was strictly prohibited, and that those involved in the cruel act would be punished.

Published in Dawn, May 9th, 2023