Tuesday, August 9, 2011

A bird’s eye view of the correspondence by Pakistan Minorities Teachers’ Association (PMTA) to the government of Pakistan


1. Letter to Chairman Punjab Textbook Board Lahore Dated December 12,2005, Subject: Corrections and suggestions in the Intermediate English Book I and III ,edition 2005 Copy to (i) Director (Technical) Punjab Textbook Board Lahore (ii) Director (Humanities) Punjab Textbook Board Lahore (iii) Secretary, Punjab Textbook Board Lahore

2. Letter to Secretary Education, Government of the Punjab, Lahore Dated March 14,2006 Subject: Change in the proforma of (College Management Information System (CMIS) Copy to: Programme Director, PMIU, Punjab Education Sector Reforms Programme ,Lahore

3. Letter to President of Pakistan, Dated May 02, 2006, Subject: Representation of educationists from the religious minorities in the curriculum committee constituted to revise syllabus 2006 Copy to (i) Prime Minister of Pakistan, Islamabad, (ii) Federal Minister of Education, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, (iii) State Minister of Minorities Affairs, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad. (iv) Federal Secretary of Education, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, (v) Members of the Parliament (Minorities) of Pakistan. Islamabad.

4. Letter to Chairman Punjab Textbook Board Lahore Dated May 17,2006, Subject: Corrections, updates and suggestions in the Intermediate Civics Book Part I and Part II ,edition 2006 Copy to (i) Director (Technical) Punjab Textbook Board Lahore (ii) Director (Humanities) Punjab Textbook Board Lahore (iii) Secretary, Punjab Textbook Board Lahore

5. Letter to Prime Minister of Pakistan, dated June 14, 2006 Subject: Substitute syllabus for the minorities’ students. Copy to: Federal Minister of Education , Government of Pakistan, Islamabad

6. Letter to Chief Minister Punjab, Dated October 10,2006 Subject: Unavailability of Ethics and Civics compulsory books Copy to : (i) Secretary Education Government of the Punjab, Lahore , (ii) Chairman Punjab Textbook Board Lahore

7. Letter to Federal Minister for Education, Dated January 26,2007 Subject: Education Policy /Curriculum Reforms Copy to (i) Federal Secretary of Education , Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, (ii) Members of the Parliament (Minorities) of Pakistan. Islamabad.

8. Letter to Governor Punjab , Dated February 27,2007 Subject: Request for rescheduling BA/B.Sc Annual Examination 2007 dated April 06,2007 due to Good Friday Copy to: Vice Chancellor ,University of the Punjab Lahore

9. Letter to Joint Educational Advisor, Ministry of Education, Curriculum Wing Islamabad, Dated March 19, 2007, Subject: Comments on Education Policy/Curriculum Reforms

10. Letter to Federal Minister for Education, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad Dated, August 31, 2007 Subject: Notification for the subject of Ethics for the students of Minorities in the educational institutions.

11. Letter to Prime Minister of Pakistan, Dated November 11,2007 Subject: Education Reforms in Pakistan Copy to (i) Federal Minister for Education, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, (ii) Federal Minister for Human Rights , Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, (iii) Federal Minister for Law and Justice , Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, (iv) Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad

12. Letter to Education Minister , Government of the Punjab, Lahore , Dated November 11,2007 Subject: Education Reforms in Pakistan

13. Letter to Federal Minister for Education, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, Dated February 01, 2008 Subject: Request for providing the list and addresses of the consultants from the minorities and of the notified curriculum in the various subjects. Copy to: Joint Educational Advisor, Ministry of Education ,Curriculum Wing Islamabad

14. Letter to Federal Minister for Education, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, Dated February 01, 2008 Subject: Recommendation for curriculum

15. Letter to Chief Minister Punjab, Dated October 30,2008 Subject: Issuance of syllabus in the subject of Ethics for 5th and 8th class Copy to : (I) Minister of Education , Government of the Punjab, Lahore, (ii) Minister of Human Rights and Minorities Affairs , Government of the Punjab, Lahore,(iii) Secretary of Education , Government of the Punjab, Lahore,

16. Letter to Chairman Punjab Textbook Board Lahore Dated October 31,2008, Subject: Correction of textbooks

17. Letter to President of Pakistan, Dated November 20,2008 Subject: Respect for religions in the textbooks of Pakistan Copy to (i) Federal Minister of Education, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad (ii) Federal Minister of Human Rights, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad,(iii) Federal Minister of Minorities Affairs, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, ( iv)Federal Secretary of Education, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad

18. Letter to Director Curriculum, Punjab Textbook Board Lahore, Dated November 21,2008 Subject: Recommendations and report on the White Paper Copy to: (i) Federal Minister of Education, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad (ii) Minister of Education , Government of the Punjab, Lahore, (iii) Minister of Human Rights and Minorities Affairs , Government of the Punjab, Lahore,(iv) Secretary of Education , Government of the Punjab, Lahore, (v) Chairman, Punjab Textbook Board, Lahore

19. Letter to Federal Minister of Human Rights, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad Dated December 12,2008 Subject: Respect for religions in the textbooks of Pakistan Copy to (i) Federal Minister of Education, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad (ii)Federal Secretary of Education, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad

20. Letter to Governor Punjab, Dated January 27,2009 Subject: Request to postpone the 5th class examination commencing from February 03,2009 due to the unavailability of the syllabus of Ethics.

21. Letter to Federal Minister for Education, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, Dated March 06, 2009 Subject: Reservations on National Education Policy 2009. Copy to: (i) President of Pakistan, President’s House (ii) Prime Minister of Pakistan, Prime Minister’s Secretariat, Islamabad (iii) Federal Minister for Human Rights, Pak Secretariat, Islamabad (iv) Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs, Pak Secretariat, Islamabad (v) Federal Secretary Education, Pak Secretariat, Islamabad

22. Letter to Vice Chancellor, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Dated April 02, 2009 Subject: Request for rescheduling of MA/ M.Ed Workshops Copy to (i) Federal Minister for Education, GOP, Islamabad (ii) Federal Minister for Human Rights, GOP, Islamabad (iii) Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs, GOP, Islamabad

23. Letter to the Minister of Education, Dated July 10, 2009 Subject: Qirat and minorities’ educators Copy to (i) Chief Minister of Education , Government of the Punjab, Lahore, (ii) Minister of Human Rights and Minorities Affairs , Government of the Punjab, Lahore,(iii) Secretary of Education(Schools) , Government of the Punjab, Lahore,

24 Letter to Mr. Yousaf Raza Gilani, Prime Minister of Pakistan, Dated September 12, 2009 Subject: Comments on the biased education policy 2009. Copy to: (i) President of Pakistan, President’s House (ii) Federal Minister of Education, Pak Secretariat, Islamabad (iii) Federal Minister for Human Rights, Pak Secretariat, Islamabad (iv) Federal Secretary Education, Pak Secretariat, Islamabad

25. Letter to Secretary Education (Schools), Government of the Punjab, Lahore,

, Dated January 25,2010 Subject: Discrimination with the minorities’ students Copy to : (I) Chief Minister, Government of the Punjab, Lahore (ii) Minister of Education , Government of the Punjab, Lahore, (iii) Minister of Human Rights and Minorities Affairs , Government of the Punjab, Lahore

26. Letter to Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Pakistan, Dated June 8, 2010 Subject: Request to take sue moto action against the Ministry of Education , Government of Pakistan for violating the right of the students of minorities.

27. Letter to Federal Minister for Education, Govt. of Pakistan, Islamabad, Dated June 15, 2010 Subject: Reservations and recommendations on textbooks and national curriculum recommended by the Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan Copy to: Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Pakistan, Islamabad

28. Letter to Secretary Higher Education, Government of the Punjab, Lahore,

, Dated January August 8, 2011 Subject: Discrimination with minorities’ Assistant Professors Copy to : (I) Chief Minister, Government of the Punjab, Lahore (ii) Minister of Education , Government of the Punjab, Lahore, (iii) Minister of Human Rights and Minorities Affairs , Government of the Punjab, Lahore

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