SUKKUR, June 30: The Khairpur Police arrested, after a baton charge, at least 18 teachers who had passed the NTS test in front of the CM’s House, Khairpur, as they protested against the non issuance of their appointment orders on June 28.
Reports said the protesters marched through the streets of Khairpur and reached the CM House to stage a sit-in, however, when they reached there the Khairpur Police baton charged them, injuring many teachers while the police sent some 18 teachers behind the bars.
The victims said they wanted to stage a sit-in in a peaceful manner to press for their demands but the police, violating their fundamental rights, beat and sent them to the lock-up. They said they had passed the NTS test and were declared eligible for the post of teacher but the Education Department despite the issuance of their orders was annoying them in the pretext of verifying their documents. They said the NTS passed eligible teachers in other districts had received their appointment letters but in the city of the CM the officials denied issuing their appointment letters and said the CM would personally distribute them among the teachers. The victims demanded for the immediate release of their colleagues and appealed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take a suo moto notice of the police torture and violence.
Published by Daily The News on June 29, 2014
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