(5) Islamization of Education in Pakistan From Rhetoric to Reality

Abstract

Despite aspiration, need and exhaustive policy work for reforming and modernization of education system in Pakistan, it has always been under criticism.Accusations like promoting fundamentalism, Islamism,jihadism and extremism are being associated with this system. No doubt since the inception of Pakistan, theGovernment has espoused several endeavors to shape education system in accordance with the principles of Islam but these efforts endured from poor execution and ineffective supervision. The present study is an attempt toanalyze the planned measures for Islamization of education and the strategies adopted by the successive governments to realize the intended aspirations. The analysis of policies and plans revealed that neither the planners nor the implementers have succeeded in realizing the aims and objectives set forth in the successive educational policies instead of rhetoric proclamations and fervent documentation.