Karachi, In the Provincial Assembly Sindh Session of December 21, 2011 Senior Minister Education Pir Mazharul Haq assured Mr. Saleem Khursheed Khokhar MPA, Sindh, Chairman Standing Committee on Minorities Affairs Sindh Assembly and President All Pakistan Minorities Alliance Sindh that Christian Education to the Christian Student would be included within the syllabus within the similar means it's being done to the Muslim Students. The Minister instructed that a syllabus that is approved unanimously by all the denomination of the Christian Community.
In this respect Bishop John Joseph Coutts Bishop of Faislabad & President Pakistan Bishop Conference, Rofan Anthony Bishop of Islamabad, Secretary General Pakistan Catholic Bishop Conference, Bishop Alexander John Malik Bishop of Lahore Church of Pakistan, Rev. Arif Masih Siraj, Moderator Church of Pakistan, Yousuf Ghulam Salvation Army Church, Lt. Col. Salvation Army and Chief Secretary Salvation Army Pakistan gave their approval on the proposed syllabus and alternative Bishops are being contacted during this regard.
This proposed syllabus has been sent to Supreme Body of Church of Pakistan, Secretary Synod of Pakistan and Rt. Rev. Samuel Azriah Moderator Church of Pakistan. Since the Moderator Church of Pakistan is in abroad, on his come the various leaders and churches joint conference would be convened therefore on provides a unanimous approval to the proposed syllabus within the close to future.
Mr. Saleem Khursheed Khokhar expressed his views to a delegation from Hyderabad / Kotri to Mansha Masih, Nazir Gill and others that the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan provides equal rights in accordance with Article twenty five and as such if this syllabus is introduced, the Christian Students would have the benefit of this syllabus and would enable them to coach themselves in their own faith, this is able to produce non secular harmony and discourage non secular extremism in Pakistan.