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Karachi court hands cleric double 15-year sentences for sexually abusing two madressah students

KARACHI: A sessions court in Karachi handed double 15-year sentences to a cleric on Wednesday after finding him guilty of sexually abusing two of his students at a madressah in the city’s Landhi area. Additional District and Sessions Judge Naseer Noor Khan announced the verdict a

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Karachi court hands cleric double 15-year sentences for sexually abusing two madressah studentsKARACHI: A sessions court in Karachi handed double 15-year sentences to a cleric on Wednesday after finding him guilty of sexually abusing two of his students at a madressah in the city’s Landhi area. Additional District and Sessions Judge Naseer Noor Khan announced the verdict a
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