ISLAMABAD – Pakistani PM Imran Khan fulfils yet another promise of uniformeducation system across the country for all students.
Prime Minister Imran Khan says the government to synchronize the entireeducation system to create social harmony in the country.
He was addressing a prize distribution ceremony for the Madrassa students,who performed distinctively in the exams of contemporary education boardsand religious seminaries, in Islamabad on Wednesday.
The Prime Minister said reforms are being introduced in the educationsystem, which will help uplift the lower strata of the society with theprovision of equal opportunities to progress.
He said a uniform curriculum is being designed so that all the graduateshave equal opportunities to grow in their practical life. He said thegraduates of the new education system will have understanding of religion,contemporary knowledge and science and technology.
Imran Khan said at present, three education systems are being practiced,which are leading to injustices and divisions in the society.
He said the PTI government had decided in its early days that the studentsof religious seminaries will be imparted contemporary modern education sothat they too can get important positions in different professions.
Underlining importance of education, the Prime Minister said Islam has laidspecial emphasis on education. He said Muslims are weak today mainly due tolack of education.
He said eight million Kashmiris have been locked in occupied Kashmir in anopen jail for two months.
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The Prime Minister said Pakistan, Malaysia and Turkey have decided tolaunch an English language channel to present Muslims’ stance to the worldand project the Muslim history.
He said the three Muslim countries have also decided to collaborate to makefilms on Muslim history and heroes of Islam.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood said thePTI government has been working on various initiatives to eliminateinjustice in the society on the basis of education.
He said a uniform curriculum is being prepared for the government andprivate schools as well as Madrassas, and primary level curriculum will beprepared by March next year.
He said measures are also being taken to ensure that students of religiousseminaries take examinations of contemporary education boards, and thisprocess will hopefully be completed in three to four years.
The Prime Minister also distributed awards among position holders ofseminary students and congratulated them for their future endeavours.
