By Shafiq Butt
Dawn : Oct 14, 2016
SAHIWAL: A cross section of society, especially prominent Punjabi language activists and literary organisations, have taken a dim view of a private school’s notification which dubs Punjabi a “foul language.”
Some parents of the enrolled students joined the voices of anguish over a 10-point notification which has been served on parents by the management of an elite school’s boys campus at Farid Town. They demanded immediate withdrawal of the notification and that the institution tender an apology to those who have Punjabi their mother language.
The notification declares Punjabi a “foul language for the children as well as parents”. The fifth point of the notification reads: “Foul language is NOT ALLOWED within and outside the school premises, in the morning, during the school hours, and after home time”.