Pakistan, July 8 -- A heated debate unfolded in the Senate Standing Committee on Education over a proposal to include reproductive health education in the academic curriculum, with members sharply divided on the matter.
Senator Quratulain Marri, who presented the bill, argued on Monday that reproductive health content must be part of the syllabus to provide proper guidance to students, especially girls, before marriage.
"Children are searching for inappropriate things online. It's better that they are educated correctly through the curriculum," she said. While some members supported the bill in principle but raised concerns over its scope and implementation, others categorically rejected it. Senator Kamran Murtaza strongly opposed the pro...