Pak Hindu challenges rule stipulating compulsory Islamic studies

A Hindu boy has filed a petition in a Pakistani court challenging a rule that stipulates a student must have a certificate in Islamic studies to be eligible to appear for entrance tests to medical colleges.

A division bench of the Sindh High Court admitted Sagar Ladhani’s petition yesterday and provisionally allowed him to appear in an upcoming test for admission to an MBBS course.

In his petition, Ladhani challenged the rule that students have to study "Islamiat" at the O-level to get an equivalence certificate from local education boards to appear in entrance tests for admission to medical colleges and institutions.

The bench headed by Chief Justice Mushir Alam issued notices to the federal and provincial Education Secretaries, Inter-Board Committee of Chairmen, Dow University of Medical and Health Sciences, National Testing Service and provincial and federal law officers to submit their response to the petition.

Source : Indian Express