LAHORE, Jan 11: War on terror is basically an anti-Muslim conspiracy aimed at converting young Muslim generation into a secular lot. The central executive of the Jamaat-i-Islami said in a resolution here on Sunday. It is an open secret that the west is scared of seminaries and their products and is putting in all efforts to destroy moral and ideological basis of these religious schools, it said.

The vital components of the western policy, the resolution said, are changes in syllabus of seminaries, privatization of government institutions, control of child education, influencing policies through economic aid and appointments on key positions of those who could implement their agenda.

Instead of coming up with an all-embracing plan to end illiteracy, the government is all-out to bring in changes in the syllabus of the seminaries but western NGOs are free to preach whatever they want to.

The central executive demands full implementation of Article 31 of the Constitution which states: "All measures will be taken to ensure that every Muslim can live, individually and collectively, according to the tenants of Islam."

The parliament should fix a week for a discussion on educational matters and finalize a policy. Similarly, provincial assemblies should also debate the issue in all its details. Syllabus and control of education institutions should not be sub-let to foreigners, it said.

All nationalized institutions should not be returned un-conditionally. It demands that teachers should not be engaged on a contract basis as it is an insult to the sacred institution of teaching. The media, both print and electronic, should be made to follow national and religious vision of the country and education budget must be increased to at least five per cent of the gross domestic production (GDP). The government should also take steps to spread technical and professional education so that millions of young people could contribute to the national economy.

The private sector must be regularized in a way that encourages investment in all sectors of the economy rather than shying away investors, specially in the education sector.