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| May 20, 2005 | Friday | Rabi-us-Sani 11, 1426 |
Cell to improve model madressahs’ work
ISLAMABAD, May 19: The government has set up a special cell in the religious affairs ministry which will monitor the performance of three model madressahs established in Islamabad, Karachi and Sukkur and take measures to improve their working. This was stated by Ilyas Dar, joint secretary and in charge of the cell, while talking to this agency on Thursday.
He said the model madressahs were set up in the building of Haji camps in Islamabad, Karachi and Sukkur to impart religious education together with modern subjects.
The government allocates sufficient funds in the budget for providing books, boarding and lodging facilities to the students of each madressah.
About the procedure of admission, Mr Dar said admission to first year (grade-VI) was granted to students aged between 10 to 13 years on merit. If any student wants to leave, he may get a school leave certificate enabling him to get admission in an equivalent class anywhere in the country, he added.
Responding to a question about other facilities, the joint secretary said all students were provided free education, boarding and lodging and books. The students eligible for Zakat were also provided free messing, he added.
Regarding syllabi and courses being taught in these madressahs, he said modern subjects including English, mathematics, general science, economics, Urdu, social studies, Persian and computer studies were taught in the morning session.
Classes of religious subjects including the Holy Quran, life and sayings of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), Arabic grammar, principles of Islamic jurisprudence, Arabic language and literature and logic (Mantiq) are held in the evening session.
About examination procedure, he said the International Islamic University, Islamabad, conducted secondary school and higher examinations and issued certificate and degrees on behalf of Pakistan Madressah Education Board to the students.
Talking about teaching staff, he said services of highly qualified and experienced teaching faculty having master-level education in the respective subjects as well as teaching degrees from well-known universities had been acquired.
Religious teachers have also master-level degrees from religious schools as well as national universities, he said, and added that some of the teachers were candidates for PhD programmes.—APP
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