Education
White Stripes in a Green World
This August 14, two members of the Christian community open up about issues they feel strongly about.
ILM Conference participants term SNC threat to critical thought
Participants at the ILM Conference, organized by the Center for Social Justice, expressed concerns that the SNC will result in a generation unable to keep up pace with the rest of the world.
Reforming problematic curricula
For the PTI, the criticism coming from various quarters on the party’s most ambitious project ‘One Nation One Curriculum’ has been indigestible.
Government urged to raise standard of education, and avoid discrimination
Minorities urge Government to raise standard of education, and avoid discrimination
Removal of religious content from SNC at an impasse
June 8th, 2021; By Rehan Piracha; LAHORE; All eyes are on the Supreme Court's hearing on June 11 as removal of religious content from compulsory subjects other than Islamiayat in SNC is at an impasse following the Punjab government’s refusal to do so.
“Uncertain & Haphazard”: Students bash govt’s exam policies
May 12th, 2021; By Hamid Riaz; LAHORE; "Students require solid deadlines to prepare themselves for assessment. The Govt’s lack of planning will adversely impact the performance of our students in the most important exams of their lives. This is unforgivable negligence," remarks a teacher.
A right to education, without discrimination
April 27th, 2021; By Suneel Malik; LAHORE; "The matter of religious inclusivity in the SNC has been presented in public as a religious issue in order to create confusion and generate controversy, despite the fact that in actuality it deals with the curricula, and its provisions relating to basic human rights protected under the Constitution," writes Suneel Malik.
HR dept letter to textbook board over exclusion of Islamic content...
April 27th, 2021; By Rehan Piracha; ISLAMABAD; Punjab Minister For Human Rights and Minority Affairs Ijaz Masih said on Monday said his department has withdrawn its letter to Punjab Curriculum Text Board (PCTB) for excluding Islamic content from textbooks of subjects other than Islamiyat following opposition within government circles.
Remarks made by chief of minorities’ commission regretted by activists
The People’s Commission on Minority Rights (PCMR) has expressed dismay over the reported remarks of Chela Ram, the chief of the state-appointed National Commission on Minorities (NCM), expressing his disagreement with the content of the report presented by the one-man Shoaib Suddle commission to the Supreme Court.
