Govt begins process to introduce a uniform syllabus in the country

Govt begins process to introduce a uniform syllabus in the country, Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood said.

He said this, while speaking at the Senate during Question Hour on Thursday.

Govt begins process to introduce a uniform syllabus

Shafqat said the government has begun process to introduce a uniform syllabus in the country to remove the existing disparity in the education system.

He said that they have held hectic consultations with the provinces on the matter.

He expressed desire to implement the single national curriculum in phases from April next year.

Meanwhile, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan also spoke.

He informed the House that eradication of polio in Pakistan has been declared as a national public health emergency.

He said the government has started different polio campaigns to eradicate the polio disease.

Moreover, Minister for Communication Murad Saeed told the House that the ground breaking of Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway will be performed next year.

He said the re-construction of Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway M-9 is being done as per international standards.

Fateha for those martyred in Peshawar Madrassa blast

At the outset, the house offered Fateha for those martyred in Peshawar Madrassa blast.

Meanwhile, he responded to a calling attention regarding China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority Ordinance 2019.

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz said that CPEC is not the project of any political party, it is the project of the people of Pakistan and China.  He said no conspiracy can derail the project.

He said all the projects of CPEC are successfully advancing towards their completion.

The Minister said that the CPEC Authority is a symbol of love and friendship between the people of both the countries. He said the government is creating such a mechanism through which all the CPEC related projects could be completed in a coherent manner.

The Minister said that there are many enemies of the CPEC project and we should not play in the hands of others.

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