KARACHI: Sindh Minister of Education Sardar Shah said that music is not all about singing and dancing, music teachers will teach kids recitation of hamd, naat and qawwali too. Responding to Tehreek-e-Labbaik MPA Mufti Qasim’s notice on recruitment of music teachers for government schools in Sindh, he said that MPA has misquoted figures in Assembly. He said that our national anthem is also music.

Multiple Muslim-majority countries in world teach music in schools, he added. PPP leader added that Mathematics teacher cannot teach how to recite hamd or naat. Music teachers would teach kids to recite hamd, naat and qawwali. Talking about procurement of Arabic teachers he said that it is in system. There are currently over 4,000 Arabic teachers in 4,500 schools across province. Remaining 480 teachers would also be hired soon, he assured.

Published in The Daily National Courier, November, 29 2022

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