The Sindh Ministry of Education and Literacy (Education and Literacy Department) has denied Fatima Bhutto’s allegations about dilapidated schools in Sajawal and said that a new building has been constructed for the said school.
Former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s granddaughter once again highlighted the issue by sharing pictures of the school.
Fatima Bhutto, who went to Larkana with her husband after her marriage, wrote on social media that she had told about the ghost school in Sajawal in February, which is lying empty due to the rampant corruption of the Sindh government and is still empty. Although an officer came to visit after the matter was raised by him and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Jr.
In Feb, I posted about the Sajawal govt ghost school that was empty and growing weeds out of its windows thanks to the rampant corruption of the Sindh government -if it can even be called that, since they don’t do even the barest minimum pic.twitter.com/kal1et5124
— fatima bhutto (@fbhutto) May 1, 2023
Fatima further said in her post that the first 2 photos shared are of the Sjawal Taluk Hospital, which was left as it was after its construction was started 10 years ago, women giving birth have to go to Larkana for basic medical care And sometimes they die within a short journey.
An update: it’s still empty and still a ghost school two months later even though an official came to visit after @BhuttoZulfikar and I wrote about it. Nothing has been done. What teachers are registered as working here? They’re taking govt salaries. We should know their names. pic.twitter.com/RJlzdQ7UyD
— fatima bhutto (@fbhutto) May 1, 2023
In response to Fatima Bhutto’s tweet sharing pictures of the school being built in the name of her grandfather, the Education Department clarified, ‘It is shared once again for your record that it was built almost 5 decades ago. Structure, a new school building has been established at a distance of 300 meters with 3 rooms and a toilet block.
Apart from Education and Literacy Department, PP leader Murtaza Wahab responded to Fatima Bhutto by sharing the video inside the said school.
It is again shared for your record that this is abounded structure built around 5 decades back, the new building has been built,some 300 meters near with three rooms and lavatory block which is functioning smoothly. The pics are given for ready reference. https://t.co/93fs8Sb5VR pic.twitter.com/kjrQ7D4oFY
— Minister Education & Literacy Dept. Govt of Sindh (@MinisterEduGoS) May 1, 2023
In response to Fatima Bhutto’s tweet sharing pictures of the school being built in the name of her grandfather, the Education Department clarified, ‘It is shared once again for your record that it was built almost 5 decades ago. Structure, a new school building has been established at a distance of 300 meters with 3 rooms and a toilet block.
Apart from Education and Literacy Department, PP leader Murtaza Wahab responded to Fatima Bhutto by sharing the video inside the said school. Murtaza Bhutto tagged Fatima and wrote, “Shah Nawaz Bhutto Primary School is fully functional in which both boys and girls are receiving primary education.”