Sept 01 , 2015
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Pakistan likely to incorporate Imam Hatip system into seminary education
State minister says govt will approve new policy after deliberation, suggestions from all provincesISLAMABAD – Turkish Ambassador S Babur Girgin has proposed to establish seminaries based on the Imam Hatip (Khatib) schools system in Turkey.
During his meeting, he briefed State Minister for Education Muhammad Balighur Rahman about the research which shows results on the comparison of Pakistani seminaries and Turkish seminaries. He said that strong Pakistan means strong Turkey.
The state minister told the ambassador that the current government was already working on the National Education Policy 2009 in which they plan to incorporate the seminary education based on the Imam Hatip system, which will be approved after the deliberation and suggestions of all the provinces.
“We would like to work in collaboration with the Turkey’s Education Ministry and Religious Ministry besides Religious Affairs Ministry in order to formulate a better policy regarding seminary education. Instead of reinventing the wheel, “we should learn from our Turkish brothers as far as religious education is concerned,” he said.
– Nagao calls on Baligh –
At his office, the state minister also met with Suzuki Motors Managing Director Nagao who briefed him about the special motor bike of his company made especially for the police which will be launched this month. They also talked about education projects in Pakistan. The state minister asked Nagao to work with the government and invest in “own a school” project as part of their corporate social responsibility.
For this project, only 0.1 million rupees is required to establish one school, and “it is our collective responsibility to work for the betterment of education in Pakistan,” he stated. Later in the afternoon, Baligh also met with Ayub Khoso to discuss educational projects which are going on in the country. They talked about the importance of non-formal schools and social service programmes on television.
– Non-formal schools –
“It is our utmost responsibility to show such programmes in order to create awareness among masses regarding education,” he emphasised. “Our ministry is already working on non-formal schools which are running under the umbrella of National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) and Basic Education Community Schools (BECS).”
In the end, the state minister said that they should promote these schools where formal school cannot be established. He said that many students from the Basic Education Community Schools have achieved excellence in their lives.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk