Supreme Court dismisses Single national Curriculum report

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has dismissed a report on the Single National Curriculum prepared by the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training and the National Curriculum Council.

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The top court said during a hearing on Wednesday that although Pakistan has been independent for 73 years, no government has been able to address the question of a standardized curriculum.

The report was deemed "dissatisfactory" by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, who noted that the government had taken no meaningful steps to enhance the curriculum. He said, "The Ministry of Education will never be able to make a proper curriculum."

The CJ also stated that it would be preferable to bring back the 1960s curriculum to teach students because it was created in conjunction with religious studies. He went on to say that the program should not be used to gamble with students' lives.

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The court then issued a summons for the Secretary of Education to appear at the next hearing, along with a deadline of one month to settle the matter. Gulzar Ahmed warned the secretary that if the problem were not resolved by the deadline, he would lose his work. The case has been put on hold indefinitely.