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IJT warns of campaign against composite exam
KARACHI, Feb 7(Dawn): A studens organisation has criticised the provincial
educational department's decision to hold composite examination for Class IX and
X this year.
Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday at the Karachi
Press Club, Nazim IJT, Karachi Chapter, Syed Rasheed Akbar announced the
launching of a protest drive against the composite examination system.
He
also termed the federal education ministry's interference in Sindh's education
affairs a violation of the constitution. He said the decision had been taken
without consulting the stakeholders and caused unrest among students, teachers
and parents.
Mr Akbar asked political parties and social figures,
teachers representatives, parents and student bodies to join the campaign. He
disclosed that a joint action committee would be formed on Thursday including
the representatives of all stakeholders to mobilise public opinion against the
composite exam system and pressurise the government to withdraw its
decision.
Protest demonstrations, a signature drive, seminars, camps at
public places and a rally of students of IX and X, their teachers and parents
would be held, he added.
He said the government's decision of holding of
composite exams was 'anti-education' and a conspiracy to deprive poor students
of education. The composite examination system would badly affect the already
waning education standard in the country, he added.
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