by Omer Farooq Khan in The Times of India, Nov 20, 2023 at 07:53hrsISLAMABAD: Two clerics have been arrested in Pakistan’s Punjab province over the alleged sexual abuse and torture of students at Jamia Al-Mustafa, an unregistered madrasa in Chakwal. The arrest followed a victim’s disclosure to his father about the mistreatment, prompting other students to come forward. Local police were subsequently involved, and a preliminary investigation revealed instances of sexual assault and torture. Fifteen…
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Report in The Daily Star, Mar 18, 2023Two youths were arrested yesterday in connection with the attack, vandalism, and stealing of idols in two separate temples in Ulipur upazila of Kurigram. The arrested youths, resident students of Ulipur Masjidul Huda Nurani and Hafezia Madrasa in Ulipur upazila, admitted their involvement in this incident, Ulipur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Sheikh Ashrafuzzaman told The Daily Star at 10:00pm last night. “The missing idol of Goddess Kali has…