The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Textbook Board has decided to incorporate anti-corruption slogans into textbooks in the light of the Holy Quran, Hadith and wise sayings to create awareness of the evil of corruption in society, according to a report in Dawn.
According to the report, some verses of the Holy Quran stressing on the unity among Muslims would also be inscribed on the inner titles of the textbooks for grade-1 to 12th.
The KPTBB has reportedly taken this decision with the consultation of the National Accountability Bureau and Directorate of Curricula and Teachers Education.
According to the report, around 100 messages against corruption had been compiled by the board officials from the Holy Quran, Hadith and wise sayings.
The decision would be implemented from the academic year 2015-16 commencing from coming April.
NAB had floated the idea of incorporating slogans against corruption into the textbooks while Jamaat-e-Islami had suggested verses from the Holy Quran about unity among Muslims for the purpose.
The slogans would sensitise teachers and parents of the students. A slogan “we want peace” was incorporated into the textbooks by the previous government when Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was engulfed by militancy.
The report said that slogans concerning national integrity and cohesion were also part of the campaign to be launched through textbooks.
According to a senior official in the Civil Secretariat, the initiative of anti-corruption slogans in textbooks would help in creating awareness among the students but he said that corruption couldn’t be eliminated through such initiatives.