PESHAWAR
The educational institutions affiliated with Khyber Medical University (KMU) Peshawar are bound to follow the guidelines while imparting curriculum and extracurricular activities.
Educational institutions are centers of knowledge and research. It is our common responsibility to ensure their sanctity. This was stated in a press release issued regarding the dance party held in a private educational institution affiliated with KMU and its video going viral on social media.
In the statement, it is said that the educational institutions are the reflection of any society and the youth raised there is a valuable asset of any nation, therefore the education and training of these youth on the right lines is the collective responsibility of the society.
The statement said that Pakistan is an Islamic ideological country and the educational institutions here are playing a key role in cultivating this ideology.
It added that all the affiliated educational institutions of KMU are bound by the guidelines and academic policies of KMU, therefore, in KMU and its affiliated institutions, dances, musical shows, and any kind of vulgar and unethical activities are strictly prohibited. KMU will not only strongly condemn any violation of this policy by any affiliated institute but will also play a role in preventing such activities.
The officials concerned have also expressed strong displeasure over the display of the KMU logo at the said dance party, and in a notice issued by KMU to the concerned institution, it has been said that conducting such activities with the logo and name of KMU is quite objectionable.
All educational institutes are bound to maintain ethical and moral standards and the sanctity of the institute during all curriculum and co-curricular activities.
In the said notice along with a stern warning for holding the event and making its video viral on social media, the organization concerned has been directed to submit an explanation within three days; otherwise, the organization may be de-notified.
Meanwhile, in a letter issued under the signatures of Registrar KMU, all institutions affiliated with KMU have been instructed to refrain from any kind of dance parties, musical shows, and immoral and unethical programs keeping in mind the sanctity of educational institutions
