‘Absolutely WRONG news’: Punjab govt reacts to minister’s Hijab remarks

In a tweet, Government of a Punjab termed a news  absolutely WRONG news . “No such process announced by Government of a Punjab”, a twitter said.

5% outlines for Hijab students is positively WRONG news… Academic value usually formed on MERIT.. It’s transparent process of a Govt of Punjab.

— Govt Of The Punjab (@GovtOfPunjab) March 14, 2017

Earlier, it had been reported that a apportion had claimed a women wearing Hijab during colleges would be given additional 5 marks. The matter was criticised heavily by PPP personality Aseefa Bhutto Zardari and many others on Twitter.

Although a reports have now been denied, an progressing welfare expelled by Directorate General of Public Relations, Punjab pronounced that Hijab would be done mandatory in a colleges of Punjab and an advantage of 5% would be postulated to such students in box their attendace stays next 65%.

Punjab supervision after expelled another welfare denying a reports and clarifying that no preference has been done to make Hijab mandatory in colleges. The welfare pronounced 4 things categorically:

• No preference has been done to make Hijab mandatory in educational institutions.
• The news per constraint of Hijab in Punjab s educational institutions is incorrect.
• No process per creation Hijab mandatory in Punjab.
• It was never pronounced that 5% additional outlines would be given to a students wearing Hijab.

Article source: http://www.suchtv.pk/pakistan/punjab/item/50740-minister-proposes-to-make-hijab-mandatory.html