G-B, K-P, Azad Kashmir not on Pakistan map in Punjab school book

The maps in the book show Gilgit and Kashmir as Indian territories.


Web Desk October 01, 2012

GUJRANWALA: Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir are not a part of Pakistan according to maps printed in a course book for government schools in Gujranwala, Express News reported on Monday.

The maps in the book show Gilgit and Kashmir as Indian territories.

The book, named Atlas, is published by the School Education Department of Punjab and is assigned to students of middle and high schools.

The DCO Gujranwala was approached for comment with regards to the error, but to no avail.

Students and teachers have expressed concern over the misrepresentation of Pakistan’s map in the book.

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