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PM directs HEC to revise curricula at all levels

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday directed the Higher Education Commission to make amendments in curricula of compulsory subjects of Pakistan Studies, English and Urdu at primary, middle and secondary levels as well as at college and university levels after due consultation with and approval of the provincial governments.
According to a press release from PM media cell, the changes shall include chapters aimed at promoting the appreciation of the vital necessity of constitutional democracy for Pakistan’s progress and identity; deepening the understanding of the merits of constitutional democratic process and pluralism in international and national contexts; strengthening the knowledge base of students to comprehensively counter the common misunderstandings surrounding constitutional democracy; and enhancing critical appreciation of modes of accountability within the constitutional process, like judicial oversight, media, freedom of speech, right to information and elections.
To achieve the above-mentioned objectives, the Higher Education Commission has been directed to accomplish the task by coordinating with academics, universities and textbook publishers to develop, within two months, grade-appropriate material, including fables, stories, essays, speeches, teaching guides, teacher training material, activities, extra-curricular activities, examinations and other relevant interventions. The said changes in curricula would be effected for all classes from the early years to the university level education for public and private institutions, after discussion and adoption by the federal and provincial governments, for the next academic year.

 

Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk



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