Punjab Assembly passes bill making teaching of Qur’an compulsory

A student, right, recites as others listen to him while they are memorizing the Qur’an at the Jamia Binoria Al-Alamia Seminary Islamic Study School in Karachi, Dec. 10, 2012. (REUTERS)

• Mandatory for children from grade 1 to 5 to recite the Holy Qur’an, while those in grade 6 and above required to read it along with translation
• The move “will be a source of the establishment of a society based on the teachings of Islam,” the bill reads

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly on Friday passed a bill making it mandatory for children from grade 1 to 5 to recite the Holy Qur’an in schools across the province, and for those in grade 6 and above to read it along with a translation.
The move “will be a source of the establishment of a society based on the teachings of Islam,” the bill reads.