A formal request has been submitted to the Punjab School Education Department seeking immediate implementation of the mandatory Quran education curriculum in private schools across the province.
The application was filed with the Secretary Schools by Syed Ahsan Mahmood, a member of the Punjab Quran Board and President of Anjuman Nashiran-e-Quran.
According to the request, Punjab was the first province to make Quran education a compulsory subject. Under the law, students from Grade 1 to Grade 5 must be taught Nazra Quran, while students from Grade 6 to Grade 12 are required to study the Quran with translation.
The applicant stated that public schools are already implementing the law. However, many private schools are allegedly not teaching Nazra Quran, while proper arrangements for Quran translation classes from Grade 6 to Grade 8 are also lacking.
Syed Ahsan Mahmood urged the department to ensure immediate enforcement of the compulsory Quran subject in all private schools so that students receive equal religious education.
Officials from the School Education Department said the matter is important and assured that effective measures will be taken soon.
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