The sale of lime and fizzy drinks was outlawed at schools on Monday by the Directorate of Inspection and Registration of Private Institutions Sindh (DIRPIS), after a young student tragically passed away last week after being hurt in a soft drink bottle explosion.
Five-year-old Huzaifa, who was cut by a glass from a soft drink bottle on February 24 in a private school in Malir’s Model Colony neighborhood, eventually died as a result of his wounds.
“Principals/administrators of all privately-managed schools are ordered to ensure that no Limca/Soda drink is allowed/kept in schools premises for sale,” the notification from the department stated.
