World News | Pak decides to make hijab mandatory for female students, PoK teachers show misplaced priorities: Report

Muzaffarabad (PoK), March 11 (ANI): The government’s decision to make the hijab a mandatory part of the uniform of schoolgirls and teachers in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is a sign of misplaced priorities in Pakistan, where realities overshadow official literacy rates Data, just Earth news reports.

The PoK Education Department’s March 6 order specifically targets co-educational schools, as the number and school infrastructure of co-educational schools do not meet the requirements, and female teachers and female teachers are merged with boys’ schools in rural areas. The decision applies to all female students and teachers.

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Deevan Ali Khan Chughtai, Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, PoK, said: “We did this solely to obey the instruction of Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him) […] Women are ordained to wear veils and men are ordained to keep their eyes down,” Justice Earth News quoted Dawn newspaper as saying.

Chutgai further stated that hijab should be made mandatory in universities because university students are “mature enough” compared to teenage students. So, according to news reports, the decision has been enforced among high school and highly educated people.

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According to Just Earth News, PoK has an official literacy rate of 92 percent for boys and 90 percent for girls, with the Gilgit-Baltistan region purportedly topping the list. On the ground, however, it shows that Pakistan’s schooling infrastructure is generally neglected and lacking, with girls faring worse than boys.

“Too many children are being deprived of their chances in life,” Just Earth News quoted Pakistan Today as saying on October 2. Abdul Rahman Shahbeer said in the report that the number of out-of-school children is the second largest in the world, with 22.8 million children aged 5-16. The statistics represent that 44% of children are not in school, which means that there are two kinds of out-of-school children.

Abdul Rahman Shahbir pointed out that Pakistan is the fifth most populous country in the world and the third most populous country in Asia. However, Pakistan also recognizes itself as a developing country on the world map.

Abdul Rahman Shahbir said Pakistan has been lagging behind in various areas of development including education system, health factors, industrial reforms, low economy and high poverty. Shabir said that there are still a large number of out-of-school children in Pakistan, but the Pakistani government is not worried about this worrying problem.

Last week, the Pakistan Justice Instigation (PTI)-led government made it mandatory for female students and teachers at coeducational schools in Pakistan-administered Kashmir to wear the hijab. The PoK government has issued a notification on this, Samaa reported. Action will be taken against agency heads who violate the order, according to Samaa News. (Arnie)

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