Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Assefa Bhutto reacts to Punjab’s education policy on Hijab
.... and what will the boys do? What will students of a different religion do? Why does wearing a Hijab impact grades/marks ?! twitter.com/dunyanews/stat…
Assefa Bhutto Zardari, sister of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, questioned the logic behind the new education policy of Punjab under which female students wearing Hijab would get five extra marks.
Proposing the new policy, Punjab Higher Education Minister Raza Ali Gillani said that girls who wear Hijab would be given five extra marks in state-run schools and colleges. The decision, he said, was taken to promote Hijab in education institutions.
The minister further said that teachers would be asked to begin their class by reciting a Hadith.
Reacting to the policy, Assefa Bhutto asked what would boys and non-Muslim students do to obtain those extra marks.
She also questioned the relation between wearing a Hijab and grades/marks of a student.
“And what will the boys do? What will students of a different religion do? Why does wearing a Hijab impact grades/marks ?!,” Assefa tweeted.
Talibanization Of Punjab - #nohijab #noburka - Pakistan to offer extra college credits to girls who cover their faces
Pakistan’s Minister for Higher Education has announced that girls who cover their faces will be given extra college credits. Minister Syed Raza Ali Gilani made the remarks while speaking at an Education Board meeting on Tuesday.
Minister Gilani said that girls who attend public college should be required to wear the Hijab, The Minister said:
Female students should be required to wear the Hijab, and as an incentive, the Department of Education will allocate 5 extra attendance credits to those who have less than 65% attendance.
The statement caused outrage among students and many took to Twitter to condemn the Minister’s statement.
After the uproar on social media Minister Gilani backtracked on his statement and said:
“It is only a proposal, no incentive has been given yet,”
However, the provincial government rejected the report calling it “absolutely wrong”.
https://www.rabwah.net/pakistan-offer-extra-college-credits-girls-cover-faces/
Preparations for general elections must begin: Bilawal Bhutto
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto on Monday met former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani in Multan and discussed the overall political situation of the country.
The date for the Multan rally was discussed and Bilawal Bhutto said that the party’s reorganisation is complete and now it is the time to go public. He added that preparations for the general elections must start.
Security issues were also discussed for the rally in Multan. “Multan is ready and the rally will determine the direction of national politics,” Gilani said.
http://dailytimes.com.pk/pakistan/13-Mar-17/preparations-for-general-elections-must-begin-bilawal-bhutto
BILAWAL BHUTTO CONDEMNS TARGET-KILLING OF BABAR SUHAIL BUTT IN LAHORE
Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has strongly condemned brutal murder of PPP leader Babar Suhail Butt in Lahore and accused Nawaz government of letting out terror groups against the PPP workers across Punjab.
In a statement issued here, the PPP Chairman said that PPP workers are being targeted under a plan all over Punjab and the latest target-killing of PPP leader Babar Suhail Butt after the previous attack on PPP leader Shaukat Basra and killing of a worker has exposed such plan.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also criticized the Sharif administration for delaying the registration of FIR and asked them to accept the case as being asked by the heir of the Butt family without any further delay.
He warned that patience and tolerance of the PPP workers should not be tested as the Sharif government cannot survive if the Party Jiyalas are compelled to resort to protests through such terror-kind of attacks on PPP cadres.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari expressed sympathies and solidarity with the bereaved family of Shaheed Babar Suhail Butt and prayed to Almighty Allah to rest eternal peace to the departed soul.
He said PPP leadership and workers won’t forget Shaheed Babar Suhail Butt for his commitment, loyalty and sacrifices for the Party and its democratic struggle.
https://ppppunjab.wordpress.com/2017/03/13/bilawal-bhutto-condemns-target-killing-of-babar-suhail-butt-in-lahore/