KARACHI, June 1: The Islami Jamiat Talaba has welcomed the government’s decision to revise the education curricula after a “delay of 58 years” but demanded that it should reflect the aspirations of the people of Pakistan instead of foreign dictation.

It also demanded that Islamiat be made compulsory from Class I.

Commenting on the recent statements of the Federal Education Minister, Lt-Gen (Retd) Javed Ashraf Qazi, the IJT Karachi’s Shura on Thursday said the education curricula in Pakistan needed revision but it should comprise subjects on latest advancements in science and technology as well as Islamic ideology and the Quranic way of life.

It said that by admitting that the country's education system was outdated, the federal education ministry had acknowledged that education had never remained the priority of rulers.

It added that now, even the government had realized that education was confined to a limited segment of society.

The IJT’s office bearers questioned why Pakistanis were not given education in their national language, why was the education curriculum being linked to sectarian violence, and why was the procedure for offering prayers being made controversial.

They said that if the government really wanted to improve the standard and quality of education, it should spend five per cent of the GDP on education.—PPI