Minister visits residence of student

He extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and offered prayers for the departed soul

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Mian Aslam Iqbal visited the residence of Hafiz Hunain, a student who allegedly succumbed to torture by his teacher. The minister extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and offered prayers for the departed soul. The father of the deceased student apprised the minister about the torture incident and the minister assured him of justice. Speaking to the media, the minister said the Punjab chief minister had taken notice of the incident and had directed to fulfill the requirements of justice. He added, “I have come here along with police officers as the parents have some reservations about investigations and we have tried to remove some of their reservations.” He assured that requirements of justice will be fulfilled and provision of justice will be ensured to the affected family. The accused were arrested and legal action would be initiated against them, he added.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 14^th, 2019.