Teaching of Islamiat, Sindhi compulsory across private schools, minister says

Schools should also teach ethics, Dahar says

KARACHI: Sindh Education Minister Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar said on Thursday that the teaching of Islamiat, Nazra Quran (the Quranic script) and Sindhi was mandatory across all private schools.

The minister made the remarks at a meeting with representatives of private schools at the Secretariat. Schools should also teach ethics, he added.

Private Schools director general  Mansoob Siddiqui told those present on the occasion that Sindhi was being taught across nearly all private schools. He said action would be taken on any complaint in this regard.

The education minister also directed the special secretary to coordinate with the Home Department for the speedy issuance of arms licences to private schools' management.



School management should ensure safety of students, comply with the orders of the department and furnish details to police and Rangers, he added.

Dahar also directed the need of ensuring compliance with a Sindh High Court judgment on the enhancement of tuition fee and enforcement of Sindh Private Educational Institutions Ordinance 2001 amended Act 2003 and Rules 2005.

We have to plug the gap between private schools and the Education Department to facilitate better coordination, he said.



Earlier, the minister paid a surprise visit to the offices of Education Department expressed displeasure at cleanliness standards.

Special Secretaries Aliya Shahid and Zakir Hussain Shah, Trust School chairman Jamil Yosuf and Private Schools chairman Khalid Shah were among those present on the occasion.