Maryam Nawaz to home-school 10-year-old daughter for security reasons

PM's daughter says her daughter was pulled out of school because it imperiled the lives of fellow school children

ISLAMABAD: Maryam Nawaz, daughter of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on Saturday clarified that she was not sending her 10-year-old daughter to London due to the worsening security situation in Pakistan.

In a tweet on Friday, Maryam censured an ARY News anchor who made the allegation.

An ARY anchor y'day said I'm sending my 10 year old to London for her schooling. Responsibility warranted verification before vilification.

— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) January 9, 2015

Further, responding to the allegation, the prime minister's daughter clarified that her younger one was pulled out of school for the time being not only because she faced serious threats but for the reason that it imperiled the lives of her fellow school kids.

“The anchor ought to know that to us all kids are as dear as our own and this is why we have put all at stake,” she added.

She also tweeted about the rising sensationalism of such anchors.

Rejected allegations, Maryam spelled out in her tweet that her daughter will be home-schooled for the time being, and her family would not leave the country despite serious threats.

My daughter will be homeschooled for now. None of us will leave Pakistan despite serious threats. This only strengthens our resolve.

— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) January 9, 2015