After the dismissal of Shaheed Gul Mohammad High School’s principal, stu-dents protested in the capital of western Nimroz province.
Some of the protesting stu-dents were arrested but re-leased by police. However, they were released as a result of mediation by local elders.
A source, wishing to go un-named, told local media about 150 students protested after a new principal was introduced for the high school. He said the students staged a demo in front of the Nimroz Education Department, but were detained by the security personnel and taken to the central prison.The students were beaten by the security forces and re-leased two hours later.
Meanwhile, police spokesman Bahram Haqmal confirmed the incident and said the stu-dents were released after me-diation by tribal elders.
But Maulvi Haqyar, director of education, said: “The issue surfaced due to differences between the students and the new principal.” He also veri-fied the students’ release.
