Accusations of sexual assault, blackmail leveled against two professors in DG Khan

Trigger warning: Sexual assault

A young girl has complained of being sexually assaulted and blackmailed by two male teachers at Ghazi University in Dera Ghazi Khan.

The details of the incident were shared by Geo News on Tuesday, after a video of the victim started circulating on social media. In the video, the girl states the names of two physics teachers from her university, who “kept her in the hostel with them overnight”.

She added that the suspects are now blackmailing her younger sister and if action is not taken against them, she would self-immolate.

Later the university responded to the video, clarifying that the case is four months old and the suspects have been suspended. The university further added that the video statement is now being used by those teachers in the university against whom inquiries are going on for malpractice cases on campus. This video has been made viral by them, at a time when admissions are on the rise to tarnish the reputation of the university, the statement claimed.

The university also shared an image of an official notice, dated May 5, 2023, which stated that the two implicated professors, Dr. Zafar Wazir and Dr. Khalid Mehmood Ur Rehman, have been suspended from their duties.

سوشل میڈیا ایک طالبہ کی طرف سے وائرل ویڈیو کے حوالے سے تمام لوگوں کو آگاہ کیا جاتا ہے کہ یہ ویڈیو 4 ماہ پرانی ہے اور اس طالبہ کی درخواست پر بر وقت کاروائی کر کے انکوائری کی گئی جس کے نتیجہ میں متعلقہ اساتذہ کو معطل کر دیا گیا تھا۔ 1/3 pic.twitter.com/6hS9jTJ1BO

— Ghazi University (@gudgkhan) August 7, 2023