Pakistan: Teacher apologizes to nation for failing to save Mashal Khan lynched in blasphemy row

The teacher also announced his resignation from the university after alleging that university administration played an integral role in the escalation of the situation.

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By Geo staff | April 18, 2017

KARACHI: Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan lecturer and Mashal Khan’s teacher Ziaullah Hamdard apologised to the nation and deceased’s parents for failing to save the student from the violent mob.

“They [mob] were in front of me yet I was not able to do anything. I haven’t been able to sleep since the past four days,” he said. Ziaullah’s public apology was made during Geo News’s show Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Saath on Monday.

“Mashal was a humanist, he was into socialism and Sufism. He would often discuss Sufism with me,” remarked the teacher. “I never saw Mashal without a book in his hand.” He was well-versed in different languages and striking a conversation with him always proved to be fruitful. Ziaullah also said Mashal was his student, friend and son.
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