CJ BHC approves Quetta student's suicide case registration plea

CJ BHC approves Quetta student's suicide case registration plea
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Summary The hearing into the matter would be conducted on Thursday.

QUETTA (Dunya News) – Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court (BHC) on Wednesday met the protesting family and fellows of Quetta student who committed suicide over cold college administration’s behavior.

The bereaved family staged a sit-in outside BHC as the law enforcers have not filed a case in suicide matter of Muslim Bagh College’s student more than a week after the incident.

The protesters while holding placards and banners have said that a judicial commission that was vowed by the government has not been formed.

The relatives demanded CJ Balochistan High Court Noor Mohammad to take notice of the incident upon which, CJ met the members and assured them to launch an investigation into the matter.

Earlier on February 16, security personnel had recorded statements of family members. Sisters of the late student had then also demanded a judicial inquiry into the matter.

They claimed that Saqiba had not committed suicide and she was ‘murdered’ by the college administration. The bereaved family demanded the department concerned to take stern action against the college management.

Saqiba, one of the position holders of her class had committed suicide after principal halted her examination’s registration.
Reportedly, the student had requested the principal, Abida Ghous to appoint a female invigilator for girls.

To add to the tragedy, late Saqiba left a note addressed to the principal which roughly stated that she would question her on the day of judgment for the injustice she had to face.

According to investigations done on Dunya News part, principal’s brother-in-law named Mehmood, who serves as clerk in the college office holds a local seat as Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party’s (PkMAP) representative.

The principal reportedly had given authority to run all college affairs to her brother-in-law, the clerk.


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