Pakistan has suspended school activities at its High Commission in India due to low enrollment level.
The Foreign Office said on Monday that the High Commission school was never open to the public. The number of children decreased due to the drop in the number of High Commission staff, the FO, and added that the staff of the High Commission was reduced by half in June 2020.
Earlier, an Indian journalist tweeted that the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has shut their school due to an “economic crisis” in the country.
Pakistan High Commission (PHC) in New Delhi has shut their school for staff/diplomats due to economic crisis in Pakistan. They had no funds to pay teachers and school staff. Salary pending since last three years. PHC was approaching Pakistan MoFA but Pakistan Govt rejected all…
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) May 28, 2023
“They had no funds to pay teachers and school staff. The salary was pending since last three years,” said AdityaRajKaul. “The PHC was approaching Pakistan MoFA but Pakistan Govt rejected all requests. More Pakistan missions abroad to face similar situation soon due to fund crunch and financial crisis in Pakistan,” the Tweet read.
