Ailing student, denied medical leave, dies

A female college student who was barred from going home despite being ill died on Monday. Ujala Javed, a third-year student of the Government Women College, Faisalabad, fell ill on Friday and requested her college’s principal and teacher to let her go home, but her application was turned down. As her condition deteriorated, an ambulance was eventually called after two hours to transport her to a hospital, where she remained in coma for two days. According to doctors and family, Ujala cold not recover and passed away on Monday. Ujala’s classmates accused their teacher of turning down repeated requests to let her go home and wasted precious two hours. By the time, she was taken to hospital, it was little too late. Meanwhile, the family and relatives of the victim placed her body on Sheikhupura Road and staged a protest against the principal and teacher.