ISLAMABAD: Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Rana Tanveer Hussain praised the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on his initiatives towards creating a tolerant society in line with the teachings of Islam.
He was chairing the launching ceremony of addition of supplementary reading material on animal rights module in curriculum for young children here on Friday. The Minister said this material would help young children adopt respectful behaviour towards animals. He said awareness about animal rights at such a young age would foster animal rights champions in our society.
He said the purpose of this initiative is to inculcate moderation in our society. He said it is in line with the teachings of Islam as well. The Minister said the book covers basic concepts of animal rights, different forms of abuse and neglect, Islamic principles of animal care and legal aspects of animal rights.
It also includes strategies to ensure the protection of animals. He emphasized that animal rights have been previously neglected in our society and like climate change it is of imperative importance that its awareness amongst the children of our nation is incorporated, as they are the leaders of tomorrow.
On the instructions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training has developed a Supplementary Reading Material (SRM) highlighting basic information on animal rights for young children.
In anticipation of World Animal Rights Day, that is celebrated on 10″ December every year, material on Animal Rights for children was launched on Friday by the Federal Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Rana Tanveer Hussain.
In the ceremony Rana Tanveer Hussain was briefed that National Curriculum Council (NCC) has developed Supplementary Reading Material (SRM) on Animal Rights to be printed by the National Book Foundation (NBF). Initially one thousand (1000) copies are to be printed immediately for sharing among the primary school students from selected schools of Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), Islamabad.
At the end, Rana Tanveer Hussain praised the Prime Minister of Pakistan on his initiatives towards creating a tolerant society in line with the teachings of Islam. Furthermore, Secretaries of all the provinces were taken on board to implement the same curriculum at provincial level as well.
Secretary Federal Education and Professional Training Aamir Ashraf Khawaja, Additional Secretary Waseem Ajmal Chaudhry, Dr Mariam Chughtai Director NCC, Salman Sufi, Head Prime Ministers Strategic Reforms Unit and Secretaries Education of all provinces also attended the ceremony.