Was a Hindu school converted to Muslim Malala Yousuf ZAI school in Pakistan

News Claim: An image shared on social media claims that a Hindu school Seth Kooverji Khimji Lohana Gujarati School in Pakistan has been changed to a Muslim school as Malala Yousuf ZAI govt. Girls secondary school.
Viral message on WhatsApp today & other Social Media

ऐसे ही हुआ होगा...

तेजो महालय ताजमहल बन गया...

राम मंदिर बाबरी बन गया...

काशी मंदिर ज्ञानवापी बन गया...

हजारों कहानियां हैं...

लेकिन ये लेटेस्ट है !!!

It must have happened like this...

Tejo Mahalaya has become Taj Mahal...

Ram temple has become Babri...

Kashi temple has become knowledgeable...

There are thousands of stories...

But this is the latest!!!

#ऐसे_ही_हुआ_होगा तेजो महालय ताजमहल बन गया राम मंदिर बाबरी बन गया काशी मंदिर ज्ञानवापी बन गया हजारों कहानियां हैं लेकिन ये लेटेस्ट है।।

Format of the news viral and shared on social media.

News Verification: The above viral news is widely talked about on social media and liked over by thousands on the internet. The message says that a Hindu school Seth Kooverji Khimji Lohana Gujarati School has been converted to Malala Yousaf Zai Govt. Girls Secondary School, Mission Road, Karachi.

Yes, it is true that The Seth Kooverji Khimji Lohana Gujarati School on Karachi’s Mission Road was renamed after Malala Yousafzai in 2012, it was originally named after Gujrati social worker.

A reporter in Pakistan has even brought it to the notice of others, how every till date the name change has not yet happened.

Senator Saeed Ghani, from Pakistan, said, “I have asked the department to submit a comprehensive report. Thank you for your kindness. The name will be restored officially after the due process but surely any other school will be named @Malala which has no such kind of old name”

News verdict: True

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