Ghani orders correction in textbook

Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani has directed relevant authorities to recollect all grade-nine English textbooks published this year by the Sindh Textbook Board and republish them after rectifying erroneous information about Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) identified in them. Announcing this in a video statement on Tuesday, Ghani said, “It was brought to my notice the previous night… that some [important] words, present in previous editions, had been expunged [from this year’s edition].” Following that, he said, he held multiple meetings on Tuesday morning and issued directives to make corrections. Besides, the minister added, he had ordered an inquiry into the matter so that it could be clarified whether the mistake was deliberate or not. He said that in case it was found that the mistake was deliberate, action would be taken against responsible persons.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 30^th, 2020.