Karachi: Pakistani authorities have suspended the registration of ‘Mama Baby Care Cambridge School’ here after some students danced to an Indian song and waved India’s national flag during a cultural event, hurting the country’s ‘national dignity’.
A show-cause notice was issued to the school’s owner Wednesday to appear before the Directorate of Inspection and Registration of Private Institutions Sindh (DIRPIS).
Last week’s incident came to light after a video of the function went viral on social media, facing severe criticism from people, ‘The News International’ reported Saturday. It said the school has been suspended for ‘allegedly promoting Indian culture’.
The DIRPIS has formed a three-member committee to probe into the school’s function in which students were allegedly dancing on an Indian song and waving national flag of India in the background.
DIRPIS registrar Rafia Javed said, “Promoting Indian culture in educational institutions is against Pakistan’s national dignity. It cannot be tolerated in any circumstances.”
After the incident came to light the owner of the school was asked to explain his stance about the matter within three days after receiving the notice else his school’s registration would be cancelled.
However, the school’s owner neither responded to the directorate nor appeared before the officials to clear his position, leading to the suspension of the registration.
School’s vice-principal Fatima said that last week, the school management arranged an event for the students to make them aware about cultures of different countries. It was an event in which students presented the cultures of Saudi Arabia, the US, Egypt, Pakistan, India and other countries.
PTI