Sardar Shah condemns police torture over teachers in Karachi

KARACHI: Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Shah on Friday denounced torture over protesting teachers in Karachi, ARY News reported.

Talking in ARY News’ program Bakhabar Sawera, the minister said, the government will take steps for smooth conduct of matriculation examination, if teachers continue boycott.

Shah said Sindh government had already accepted demands of the teachers and his ministry was working on the issue of promotions.

The government teachers had announced to boycott of classes in Karachi, against police torture on educators outside Karachi Press Club, said a teachers’ association.

A representative of the teachers union on Thursday told ARY News that teaching would be remained suspended at public schools in Karachi to mark their protest against the police torture.

Yesterday, riot police had commenced baton charge and heavy tear gas shelling to disperse protesting educators outside Karachi Press Club (KPC).

Karachi Police personnel, in a sudden move, had charged teachers with batons and tear gas shell after they announced to advance towards Sindh’s Chief Minister House.

The peaceful protest had turned into a battlefield after riot police fired tear gas shells and charged baton on the teachers when they attempted to enter into Red Zone.