புர்கா அணியவில்லை என்றால் குண்டு வைத்து கொல்லுவோம் என்று தாலிபான் மிரட்டலுக்கு பின்னர் பாகிஸ்தான் பெண்கள் புர்கா அணிந்தனர்.
Girls wear burqa after warning by Taliban
By Nisar Ahmad Khan
MANSEHRA, Nov 20: More than eighty per cent students of the Higher Secondary Girls School in Oghi have started going to school in burqa following a threat by the local Taliban, Dawn has learnt.
It is learnt that the principal of the only higher secondary girls school in the Oghi tehsil of Mansehra had received a threatening letter from the Taliban last week asking him to make it compulsory for students from Class 7 to Class 12 to wear burqa. Otherwise, he would have to suffer serious consequences.
Sources said the letter did not have the sender’s name. The letter, which was handed over to police by the school authorities, said: “So far we did not carry out any activity in district Mansehra but we want to make it clear that if you do not make the burqa compulsory for students you will face serious consequences, take it is a warning.”
When this correspondent contacted the vice-principal of the school, Bibi Aftab, she confirmed that the letter had been received by the principal.
She said that for the safety of over 800 students, the administration made the wearing of burqa compulsory and called a meeting of the Parents-Teachers Association, which sought the help of the deputy police officer and the Oghi tehsil nazim.
Replying to a question she said: “We took the threat seriously because it was a matter of safety of students and administration personnel.”
She said that the PTA also helped the school administration and as a result over 80 per cent students now come to the school in a burqa and the others would also do the same in two to three days.
A girl student said that she and some of her classmates had decided not to wear the burqa at any cost. She said that most of the girls were wearing burqa only because of the pressure from the school administration and the fear of the local Taliban.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
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ஆசிரியர்களும் மாணவர்களும் புர்கா அணியவில்லை என்றால் பள்ளிக்கூடம் தக்ர்க்கப்படும்- இ ப எச்சரிக்கை
இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கரவாதிகள் பாகிஸ்தானில் உள்ள பள்ளிகளுக்கு நோட்டீஸ் அனுப்பி வருகிறார்கள். பெண்கள் பள்ளிகளில் ஆசிரியர்களும் மாணவிகளும் புர்கா அணியவில்லை என்றால் அந்த பள்ளிக்கூடங்கள் வெடிவைத்து தகர்க்கப்படும் என்று அறிவித்துள்ளார்கள்
Extremists threaten to bomb girls school
By Amjad Iqbal
TAXILA, Sept 19: Religious extremists have warned the administration of a girls school in Taxila that they would bomb its building if the teachers and students did not wear a veil and Burqa.
It has been learnt that the principal of a local government high school received a letter from an unidentified man who threatened to bomb the school if the girl students and teachers did not wear veils.
The unidentified man has warned that he should not be taken lightly and would carry out his threat if the school administration did not meet his demand.
After receiving the threat, the school administration immediately brought the matter into the notice of the police highups who put the girls school on high alert and deployed armed policemen at the gate of the school to avert any untoward incident. Security personnel in plainclothes have also been deployed at the school.
On a visit to the school, it was observed that some girls of the age of nine and 10 were wearing veils.
“Yes we have received a threatening letter from a religious fanatic and we are scared,” Ms Shakeela, acting principal of girls high school Taxila, told this reporter on Wednesday.
She said the school management did not keep the threat call a secret and took all students into confidence. We have told the students that nothing would happen if they wear a veil, she added.
Responding to a question, the acting principal said the morale of the students was high and the threat had not affected the daily attendance at the school. They feel secure as armed policemen have been deployed outside the school.
She said it was for the first time that they had received such a letter from anyone, however, no suspicious activity had been observed. But we have still adopted all precautionary measures to protect the lives of innocent students, she added.
“This letter could either be a hoax or work of a fanatic. Personally I believe that it is a hoax, but we cannot take it lightly,” Sub-Divisional Police Officer Taxila/Wah Cantonment circle Syed Akbar Abbas said while talking to this correspondent.
He said: “As soon as we were informed by the school management we not only deployed security men around this school, but also adopted precautionary measures around all girl schools in the area.
He said a police guard would be deployed at the entry gate during the school hours while security personnel in plain clothes would remain vigilant and monitor activities of any suspicious person.
Extremists threaten to bomb girls school
By Amjad Iqbal
TAXILA, Sept 19: Religious extremists have warned the administration of a girls school in Taxila that they would bomb its building if the teachers and students did not wear a veil and Burqa.
It has been learnt that the principal of a local government high school received a letter from an unidentified man who threatened to bomb the school if the girl students and teachers did not wear veils.
The unidentified man has warned that he should not be taken lightly and would carry out his threat if the school administration did not meet his demand.
After receiving the threat, the school administration immediately brought the matter into the notice of the police highups who put the girls school on high alert and deployed armed policemen at the gate of the school to avert any untoward incident. Security personnel in plainclothes have also been deployed at the school.
On a visit to the school, it was observed that some girls of the age of nine and 10 were wearing veils.
“Yes we have received a threatening letter from a religious fanatic and we are scared,” Ms Shakeela, acting principal of girls high school Taxila, told this reporter on Wednesday.
She said the school management did not keep the threat call a secret and took all students into confidence. We have told the students that nothing would happen if they wear a veil, she added.
Responding to a question, the acting principal said the morale of the students was high and the threat had not affected the daily attendance at the school. They feel secure as armed policemen have been deployed outside the school.
She said it was for the first time that they had received such a letter from anyone, however, no suspicious activity had been observed. But we have still adopted all precautionary measures to protect the lives of innocent students, she added.
“This letter could either be a hoax or work of a fanatic. Personally I believe that it is a hoax, but we cannot take it lightly,” Sub-Divisional Police Officer Taxila/Wah Cantonment circle Syed Akbar Abbas said while talking to this correspondent.
He said: “As soon as we were informed by the school management we not only deployed security men around this school, but also adopted precautionary measures around all girl schools in the area.
He said a police guard would be deployed at the entry gate during the school hours while security personnel in plain clothes would remain vigilant and monitor activities of any suspicious person.
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