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JI ameer concerned over UNICEF's action against local schools Lahore,
Dec 11: Ameer
of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Qazi Hussain Ahmed has deplored
closure of schools being run by Pakistani organizations under the
directives of UNICEF and certain NGOs working in quake-hit areas. In
a statement on Sunday Qazi Hussain Ahmed said government has given
free hand to foreign NGOs and organizations to implement their
agenda under the official patronage. He referred to reports
received from quake-hit areas which suggest the closure of schools
being run by Pakistani organizations. He
said youth organization "PASBAN" has complained him in
writing that they are pressurized to close schools setup at Hassa
Bridge, Battgaram and Josecha. Lady Principal of locally setup UNICEF
School is using the army personnel to implement her orders of
closure, the complained added. Qazi
said the pressure tactics were still in mobilization when the army
people removed the banners placed outside the school and lowered
the National flag from the school. The management was asked to
close the school permanently. The
JI leader said UNICEF is not allowing relief, educational and
rehabilitation work to any other NGO and using the army to close
schools setup by Pakistani NGOs. They want to forcibly imbibe
their ideology in the minds of our youth. He
demanded the government to take stern action against such foreign
bodies and direct them to observe their limits while doing relief
work in the quake-hit areas. |
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