On Tuesday, the Education Minister proposed the statement regarding the approval of Science textbooks. According to the details, he stated that it did not require approval from the Ulema Board. Earlier, the Ulema Board had issued a decree in which it had called for all human figures in Biology textbooks of the Single National Curriculum (SNC) to cover with clothes. The Education Minister in the latest interview with The News stated that the vested interests have initiated a campaign to discredit the government’s efforts to develop the SNC for schools across the nation.
However, the Single National Curriculum will only approve for Grade V. Biology is a subject that taught beginning from Grade IX and no textbooks for Biology so far finalised. The federal government’s approval process for Science textbooks does not involve any consultation with the Muttahida Ulema Board. he education ministry did acknowledge that the Punjab Assembly approved a law whereby an Ulema Board approved all Islamic content in the curriculum. The Punjab government has informed us that no change made to the Biology textbooks by that board,” it said.
