A young girl was molassed by a madrassa teacher in Basirpur, Punjab, and the entire disgusting incident was caught on camera!
As a scared little girl attempts to study, Qari Asad, a self-described “religious scholar,” boldly places his hand on her leg in the viral video that has gone viral on social media. It’s difficult to watch but impossible to ignore the terrible footage.
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Anger-filled Pakistanis are calling for blood. One user raged, “This dirty mullah ought to be apprehended and hanged in the square.” Religious leaders who “object to mourning processions but commit such vile acts with innocent children” were criticized by another for their hypocrisy.
Qari Asad was detained by Basirpur police without delay, but the people is not happy. With demands for severe penalties and a crackdown on abuse in religious schools, outrage is erupting. Anger and disgust are being stoked by the video, which is still making the rounds.
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The Basirpur affair is the most recent in a string of abuse scandals that have rocked Pakistan’s religious schools.
Madrassas have been consistently implicated in sexual and physical abuse despite their role in providing free education, and their teachers are frequently protected by community quiet and religious authority.
