Party manifesto: JUI-F pledges to make Pakistan an Islamic welfare state

Party says Islam will be declared the official religion of the state, education budget will be increased by 15%.


Mohammad Zafar/web Desk April 11, 2013
Party vows to make education compulsory up to Matric and free up to Bachelors after coming into power. PHOTO: FILE

QUETTA: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-Fazl) announced its 22-point party manifesto in Quetta on Thursday, pledging to make Pakistan an Islamic welfare state.

JUI-F General Secretary Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, announcing the manifesto, said that Islam will be made the official religion of the state and a comprehensive system of Islamic laws will be evolved for the country.

Reflecting upon the foreign policy, he said that they would establish relations with all the countries on the basis of equality.

“A strong system of accountability would be mapped out for the affairs of government and adherence to them would be made mandatory,” he said.

He added that the party will make education compulsory up to Matric and free up to Bachelors after coming into power.

“After establishment of Islamic system of government, our foremost priority would be the promotion of education. We pocket a comprehensive program in this regard and would also impart education in mother tongue,” he added.

Haideri said that the education budget will be increased by 15 per cent and separate universities will be established for men and women.

“Acquisition of scientific education would be made easier, the private institutions would be encouraged and the autonomy of the madrassahs would be kept intact,” he said, adding that the certificates of the madrassahs would be made equivalent to that of government institutions.

Minorities will also enjoy the right to establish their religious education centres, he said.

COMMENTS (27)

Enlightened | 11 years ago | Reply

Well, according to Maulana, Pakistan which is an Islamic Republic for more than six decades failed to provide any welfare to Muslims in this country indicating that Jinnah who created a separate homeland for welfare of the Muslims has so far failed to achieve his vision. The poor and hapless minorities would also be pulling their hair that they didn't benefit either and what would happen to them once Islamic laws or sharia is imposed in this country.

Ehsan Danish | 11 years ago | Reply

@Nadir: Be as it may. 15% would be the second highest allocation in the World (behind 20% in Indonesia) for education.

More importantly: with around 50% of the budget going to military and another 20% to debt servicing, you have around 30% left for everything else. Can any government give half of this to education (although it sounds great)

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