INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Islamabad biology professor faces inquiry over harassment allegationsISLAMABAD: A private collage in Islamabad
has requested Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) to open an inquiry against a biology professor accused of
harassing and abusing scores of female students during exams
According to a source, the federal board has set up a committee under Controller Examination to investigate the matter
The committee has already visited the college and recorded statement of the professor
The professor told the committee that he was very upset and that this was the first time he was accused of sexual harassment during his
The professor has been asked to submit his written statement by Thursday
Sources add that the private college had also contacted students to get their version after the matter first surfaced on social media
According to college principal, students complained that the professor had sexually harassed them and made inappropriate remarks
The principal told Geo that professor had also threatened the students
Top celebrities including Mahira Khan and Hareem Farooq, joined the online debate and praised the girls for naming and shaming the professor
horror these innocent students went through! Shame on him! And more power to people like #sabaali who gather the courage to speak up against
such monsters!!! LETS STOP HIM BEFORE HE FINDS ANOTHER VICTIM," Hareem Farooq wrote on the photosharing app.
