JI demands incorporation of Islamiat, Qur'an in curriculum.

KARACHI -- Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chief Engr Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Tuesday demanded of the Sindh government to introduce Islamiat and Qur'an as compulsory part of the curriculum in all public and private schools as per the 1973 Constitution passed by PPP's Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. The JI leader in a statement on Tuesday charged the Sindh government for deviating from the Constitution by avoiding legislation for induction of the Qur'anic teachings as compulsory part of the studies. He said that MPA Syed Abdul Rasheed already submitted a resolution in the Sindh Assembly in this regard. He mentioned that the Centre, all the three other provinces, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) as well as Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) have already completed...