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PCTB Confiscates Grade 7 Book for Publishing Malala’s Picture
LAHORE: On Monday, the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB) seized class 7 Social Studies book, published by Oxford University Press (OUP), for having printed Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai’s image among pictures of important figures, with her picture being right alongside Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed, the 1965 war hero. On page 33 of the book,…
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Printing of a book was halted because Malala Yousafzai’s photograph was taken away
LAHORE:The Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board confiscated copies of a social studies book for grade 7 on Monday, ostensibly for printing a picture of Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai in a section featuring important personalities. On Tuesday, the department clarified that the publisher had not been issued a no-objection certificate, which is required for publication. The…