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Standing Committee to review bill on making Arabic compulsory in schools: Shafqat Mehmood By
Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood. Photo: File
Shafqat Mehmood says the decision to make Arabic compulsory in schools to be sent to NA s standing committee for review
Says govt has no reservations against introducing classical Arabic in schools
Says Qu ranic teachings are already imparted in schools along with translation at all levels
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood on Tuesday said that the decision to teach the Arabic language in Islamabad schools will be sent for a review to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly.
Govt not against student unions, says Shafqat Mehmood
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Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood.
ISLAMABAD: The government is not against the students union and formulating a new policy to make them more effective and productive for the country, Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood said on Wednesday.
Addressing the Vice-Chancellors Roundtable Conference at Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad on Wednesday, Mehmood said measures need to be taken to promote patience and tolerance in universities faculty.
The federal minister said universities are facing many issues, including hostels, discipline and narratives that need to be addressed.
He underlined the need for students’ characterisation, enabling them to listen and bear the opinion of others.
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February 10, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The one-man Commission on Implementation of Minorities Rights, constituted by the Supreme Court, has compiled its seventh report, suggesting corrective measures, including effective legislation, to avoid Karak temple-like tragedies in future as well as ensuring peaceful co-existence in the country.
“The Supreme Court may direct the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony to process the draft bill on National Council for Minorities and get it enacted as law in the Parliament at the earliest,” Commission Chairman Dr Shoaib Suddle said in an eight page report, which was available with APP.
He added the Federal Ministry of Education and Professional Training should address the concerns of minority communities in the context of single national curriculum in close cooperation with the one-man commission.