In a historic move, the National Constitution Convention has approved a to include the Constitution, democratic values, and traditions in the educational curriculum and textbooks of primary, secondary, basic, and higher levels of education. This decision comes 50 years after the Constitution of 1973 was introduced and marks a significant milestone in promoting the principles of democracy in the country.
Minister for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb stated that the real history of the nation, which had been hidden for years, was being corrected and returned to the people. The inclusion of the Constitution in the curriculum would ensure that the youth were well-versed in the country’s legal and political systems and would become an iron wall of the Constitution, Parliament, and the rights of the people.
The journey to this historic moment began in 2014 with the Study Parliament Program and is now being completed through the draft curriculum that is being prepared and will be taught in all schools across the federation. Furthermore, the provinces have also been given the suggestion to include the curriculum in their educational systems in light of the 18th Amendment.
Aurangzeb congratulated the Parliament for crossing this milestone and emphasized that the promotion of the Constitution and democratic values had led to the first peaceful constitutional change of government in the country’s history through a motion of no confidence. By teaching the Constitution in the curriculum, the youth will become aware of the Constitution and anti-democratic forces, preventing any future attempts to undermine the country’s legal and political systems.
The information minister stated that by sowing the seeds of the Constitution in the minds of the youth, the country would create an educated and aware generation that would defend the Constitution, Parliament, and the rights of the people.
