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Aisha Bawani Trust Refuses to Open College Despite SHC Order

Karachi (September 18, 2017) : Scores of students waited outside Aisha Bawani Government College on Monday as officials of the Aisha Bawani Trust refused to open the premises despite Sindh High Court’s order.

The Sindh High Court on Saturday had ordered the reopening of the college by suspending the order of a lower court sealing it on the trust’s plea.

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As first-year students reached the college for their first day of classes, officials of Aisha Bawany Trust refused to open the gate.When government officials, including the colleges’ director, reached the site, they trust officials said that they had not yet received the SHC orders.

The incident also resulted in a scuffle between officials of the trust and education department officials.Sindh Chief Minister while taking notice of the incident, ordered for the immediate opening of the school. He said the educational activities of the student should not suffer.Later, advocate general (AG) Sindh wrote a letter to the chief secretary and IG, stating that the orders of the court need to be implemented and thus the school should be reopened.The AG also approached the SHC to take ownership of the school. Submitting a petition in the court, the AG termed the present trust a mafia.

He pleaded that a new trust should be formed and till then, the school and college should be run under the SHC’s guidance.

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