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In Lahore, during a protest of students, a bus was set ablaze by 42 persons and a case has now been registered against them.According to Islampura police, bus driver Mohammad Arshads statement has helped in registering a case against Jibran Butt and former Nazim Haseeb along with 40 other persons for setting ablaze the bus. While on the other side cases against Chairman Joint Action Committee Nazim of Jamiyat Lahore Akhzar Nazeer have been registered in Qilla Gujjar Singh police station for damaging property of Punjab Assembly, blocking the traffic and damaging other government properties.On the other side, Islami Jamiyat for Students has announced a black day today against torture on students; where as Punjab Professors Association has also announced a boycott against the educational process for an indefinite period of time. Addressing a news conference in Lahore office, acting Nazim of Islami Jamiyat for Students told that Punjab government is against educational policies and is also taking the right of education from poor children. He also said that Chief Justice must take notice of the violence done on students by the police. Acting President of Punjab Professors Association also addressed the news conference in which he announced that from today, a complete boycott will be administered against the educational process for an indefinite period of time and until a decision for creating a board of governors in the institutions is made, this movement will get more violent. He also said that police must release the arrested teachers and anti-educational policies must also be eliminated according to directions by IMF.
