In order to put an end to corporal punishments, Provincial Minister for School Education Murad Raas has pledged to introduce laws in the provincial assembly that would require teachers to obtain a license just like doctors.
"We will have to pass laws in the assembly in order to put an end to such incidents. We will introduce laws that would require teachers to obtain a license (before entering the profession) just like doctors," the minister said during his visit to the house of Hafiz Hunain Bilal on Friday.
Studying in 10th grade, Hunain was a 17-year-old student at the American Lycetuff school in Lahore and died on Thursday after allegedly being tortured by his teacher because he "failed to memorize his lesson", police had said while quoting the victim's classmates.
Pledging to personally follow the case, the minister also directed the area's station house officer (SHO) Amjad to ensure strict action against the culprits. "I do not have words to describe the brutality. To take the life of a child over a small thing is baffling," he said while speaking to reporters after the meeting. He added an FIR had been registered against the teacher and the school franchise. However, the minister explained that the school had not been sealed because the education of the children enrolled there would have suffered.
Meanwhile, uproar over the killing of Hunain was observed on social media with JusticeForHunain trending on Twitter. Ayesha Sattar, who identified herself as a relative of the victim, said Hunain was "killed by his computer teacher" for "not learning the lesson". "Hunain had died "on the spot."
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