{"id":55201,"date":"2024-11-06T13:43:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T08:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=55201"},"modified":"2024-11-06T13:43:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T08:43:33","slug":"senate-committee-bans-o-level-textbook-with-derogatory-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/education\/senate-committee-bans-o-level-textbook-with-derogatory-remarks\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate committee bans O-level textbook with derogatory remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/islamabad\/senates-deputy-media-director-family-robbed-in-islamabad\/\">Senate Standing Committee<\/a> on Education, led by Senator Bushra Anjum Butt, expressed strong concerns over derogatory remarks about Pakhtuns found in an<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/education\/o-a-level-exams-to-proceed-as-scheduled-amid-sco-summit\/\"> O Level<\/a> Urdu textbook.<\/p>\n<p>The committee reviewed the issue in detail and revealed that the book had already been banned, and the author had submitted a written <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/crusteez-donuts-issues-apology-to-chief-justice-of-pakistan-for-the-incident\/\">apology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these steps, Senator Bilal Ahmed Khan voiced frustration over the book&#8217;s continued circulation, emphasizing the federal government&#8217;s responsibility in regulating <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/education\/kp-teachers-to-shut-down-primary-education-across-province\/\">educational material<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, The committee condemned the remarks as hate speech that harms children&#8217;s perspectives. Senator Bushra called for the author and publisher to attend the next meeting.<\/p>\n<p>She recommended that the Ministry of Education issue directives to all provinces for the book&#8217;s immediate withdrawal. This action would set a precedent for accountability in educational publishing.<\/p>\n<p>The further discussion in the senate committee included funding concerns for the Higher Education Commission&#8217;s International Research Support Initiative Programme (IRSIP), with final funding decisions anticipated by December.<\/p>\n<p>The committee addressed concerns ongoing hunger strike by academic staff at Balochistan University over unpaid salaries- Senator Hidayatullah stressed the urgency of dedicating 4% of GDP to education, particularly in Balochistan.<\/p>\n<p>The committee proposed policy changes to differentiate privileges for acting and permanent vice chancellors, urging timely appointments to stabilize university leadership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Education, led by Senator Bushra Anjum Butt, expressed strong concerns over derogatory remarks about Pakhtuns found in an O Level Urdu textbook. The committee reviewed the issue in detail and revealed that the book had already been banned, and the author had submitted a written apology. Despite these steps, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":55205,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[16182,23734,23733],"class_list":["post-55201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","tag-ministry-of-education","tag-o-level-text-book-banned","tag-senate-standing-committee"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55201"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55207,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55201\/revisions\/55207"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}