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LHC orders to form committee to investigate harassment in educational institutions

Court directed to establish committee headed by Chief Secretary to address incidents of harassment

GNN Web Desk
Published 9 hours ago on Mar 18th 2025, 12:32 pm
By Web Desk
LHC orders to form committee to investigate harassment in educational institutions

Lahore: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed the formation of a high-powered committee to investigate incidents of harassment in educational institutions.

A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Alia Neelam in the LHC heard a petition regarding harassment of female students in educational institutions.

The federal government’s lawyer informed the court that no rape incident took place in a private educational institution. The statement of the girl seen in the footage of this incident has been recorded. She has also said that no incident of rape took place, and a case has been registered in this incident.

The SSP Investigation said that they had formed a JIT on this incident, which has submitted a complete and comprehensive report.

The Chief Justice said in her remarks that there is a law in the country that institutions have to implement, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) ​​​​did a good and commendable job.

The court—while disposing of the petition to the extent of the private college incident—directed the establishment of a committee headed by the Chief Secretary to address incidents of harassment in educational institutions.

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