PESHAWAR, April 28: The Muttahida Tulba Mahaz, a united front of three religious student organizations, has warned the federal government of severe consequences if changes are made in the curriculum at the behest of Western donor agencies.
Speaking at a student conference organized by the Imamia Student Organization at the Peshawar Press Club here on Wednesday, leaders of the ISO, Islami Jamiat-i-Talba and Jamiat-i-Talba-i- Islam, student wings of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal parties in the government, said they would no allow the rulers to introduce any change to the curriculum, destroy the Islamic identity of the country or enforce a secular education system in the country.
ISO Central President Syed Nasir Abbas Shirazi, IJT Central Nazim Zubair Ahmed Gondal and JTI Central chief Zahiruddin Babar spoke on the occasion. They said the removal of Quranic verses about the Jihad and stories of Islamic heroes such as Imam Hussain (AS) from the curriculum were unacceptable to the student community and they would resist every move which was aimed at tarnishing the image of Islam.
They asked the rulers to take action against what they called the "American agents" who were working against the spirit of jihad, otherwise they would take action against these "agents."
They said the Movement for Protection of Pakistan Ideology had been launched to make it clear upon rulers that they could not turn the country into an American colony. They quoted words of the Founder of the Nation, Quaid-i-Azam, that "Pakistan came into being the day the first Hindu embraced Islam."
The students said they would defend the ideology of Pakistan and resist invasion of western culture being promoted by a particular group of NGOs in the country. They said the removal of Quranic verses from the science books and inclusion of love stories in place of martyrdom story of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) were a conspiracy to change minds of Muslims at the school level.
They alleged that the Western powers wanted to kill the spirit of jihad by introducing a different curriculum at educational institutions. They said imperialist powers wanted to extinguish the flame of freedom, liberty and bravery among the Muslim Ummah.
They said the rulers had backed out of the Kashmir issue on the pressure of the US administration but the student community would continue to support the Kashmir cause. The ISO conference also adopted a number of resolutions, including introduction of Islamic curriculum and a uniformed and meaningful education system in Pakistan, restoration of student unions through elections, stoppage of FBI's activities in Fata and an end to operations against tribesmen and release of commerce college students in Parachinar.