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Pakistan province shuts schools, universities amid student protests

Oct 21, 2024

Islamabad [Pakistan], October 21: Authorities in Pakistan's most populous province have ordered all educational institutes shut as student-led protests grow after allegations of sexual abuse on a college campus.
The interior department in Punjab province also banned gatherings on Friday and Saturday. The closure is expected to affect about 26 million children in addition to adult learners in the eastern province.
Rawalpindi police officer Syed Khalid Mehmood Hamdani told the AFP news agency that 380 people had been arrested over vandalism and arson during protests in the city the previous day and investigations were ongoing.
Source: Qatar Tribune

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