Latest Press Release: Act Of Punjab Government Against Islam Dated: 25 March 2013
‘The Government of Punjab must take
stern and exemplary action against enemies of Islam behind the conspiracy to
eliminate Islamic articles from the curriculum of public schools.’ This was stated in an emergency press
conference by Hafiz Akif Saeed, Ameer of Tanzeem-e-Islami. While cautiously welcoming
the notice taken by the outgoing Chief Minister of Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif,
against the despicable act and his subsequent order to revert the curriculum to
its original form, the Ameer emphasized the need to uncover those who were at
the helm of this intrigue. He added that firm disciplinary sentence, including
termination of service and party membership, needed to be awarded to all bureaucrats
and politicians found guilty of supporting and promoting such anti-Islamic
policies. Hafiz Akif Saeed noted that although the Chief Minister of Punjab
never failed to miss any opportunity of using the name of Islam and education
for his personal and party benefits, yet his lack of information and interest regarding
the matter was surprising, to say the least. He said that it was appalling to
note that, in the name of curriculum reform, a sitting provincial government of
Muslim League had replaced the poems of Iqbal with those of a Hindu poet, which
only a government of Indian National Congress would have been expected to do.
He remarked that the announcement made by CM Sharif to form an inquiry
committee seemed nothing more than eyewash and a gimmick to control the fallout
of policies that cause public outcry. He noted that performance of past
committees on national issues had been a bloat on our national character and no
committee in the history of Pakistan had sentenced culprits or provided closure
to the general public. He added that virtuosity in CM Shahbaz Sharif’s
intentions would only be evident when he expedited just and impartial action
against those responsible for the proposed reform in the curriculum. He
concluded that any inability on part of the provincial administration to take
necessary action would spell Mr. Sharif’s own complicity in the whole episode.
Issued
by:
(Ayub Begg Mirza)
Nazim of Media and Information Section
Tanzeem-e-Islami,
Pakistan
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