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Plot to make curriculum secular foiled
PESHAWAR, March 15 (Dawn): Provincial Education Minister Maulana Fazle Ali
Haqqani has said the NWFP government has foiled a move to make the curriculum
secular. He was addressing a function organised by the Hamdard Thinkers Forum
which was attended by a large number of educationists. Prominent among them were
Dr Abdul Mateen, Dr Nasiruddin Azam Khan, Dr Zahoor Ahmad Awan and Dr
Salahuddin.
The minister said he was not satisfied with the education
system. However, the government had taken several steps, which were
unprecedented in other provinces, he said.
Maulana Haqqani said his
government had recruited 40,000 teachers purely on merit. He also highlighted
the grant of free books and Rs200 stipend for each female student in remote
areas.
The steps taken by the authorities had resulted in increasing
student enrolment by 500,000, he claimed. He said the provincial government was
also promoting women's education.
He said the NWFP government had
increased the education budget by 20 times when compared to previous
allocations.
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