Hate materials in Pakistan’s schools text books

A report by Pakistans National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP) says the government has failed to keep its promise to eradicate religious hate material from textbooks used in schools.When a Taliban attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar in Dec. 2014 led to the loss of least 141 lives, including 132 students, it brought about a policy change in Pakistan. The government introduced a 20-point National Action Plan to discourage religious extremism and to provide a counter-narrative to promote religious harmony in the country, saying an end to religious extremism and [the] protection of minorities will be ensured. However, the NCJP report, Freedom from Suffocating Education, claims that no curriculum reforms have been adopted at the school level, aside from the production of a few booklets.Islam Gul Afridi has more, and you can listen to the full report here.

Grieving relatives outside a Lahore hospital (AAP) Source: Grieving relatives outside a Lahore hospital (AAP)