Trans-historical enmity, taught as examinable content. "In 1867, while exposing the enmity of Hindus against Muslims, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan had clearly declared:" — with the keyed option "(c) Hindus are not our friends." (p.18). "Quaid-e-Azam with his towering personality, overcame many problems created after independence. The Hindus tried to create all kinds of difficulties for Pakistan… and the ill-treatment of the Muslims by the Hindus" (p.37). "After the establishment of Pakistan, Hindu-Muslim riots had become common due to the hatred of Hindus towards the Muslims in India." (p.39). 1971 causes: "(ii) Impact of Hindus on Trade and Services… they were stirring up separation sentiments under hidden motives"; "(iv) Role of Hindu Teachers — Education sector in East Pakistan was totally under the control of the Hindus. They poisoned the Bengalis against Pakistan" (p.56). Arya Samaj "aimed at forcibly converting non-Hindus into Hindus" (p.4).
Overview / Findings / Othering
One board is simultaneously the most hostile and among the most inclusive
Punjab scores highest on hostility toward Hindus and India, and among the lowest on hostility toward Pakistani religious minorities. Its Pakistan Studies 9 and 10 are consecutive volumes of a single course scoring at opposite ends of the scale. The pluralism is real but compartmentalised into the citizenship slot; it never reaches the historical narrative.
The same board holds both positions at once, and they never meet. In Punjab's Pakistan Studies 9 the historical narrative runs hard — “Hindus are not our friends” keyed as a correct answer (p. 18), “India succeeded in its nefarious designs” (p. 56) — and its History 8 carries the same disposition (p. 20). Even the class-6 English reader supplies “enemy” ten times over, all inside the martyr material. Yet the citizenship sections of the very next volume are among the most inclusive in the corpus. Pakistan Studies 9 and 10 are consecutive volumes of one course scoring at opposite ends of the scale: the pluralism is real, but it is compartmentalised into the civics slot and never reaches the history.
What the books say
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Bloc noun with collective disposition, carried past 1947. "In the beginning, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan made efforts for Hindu-Muslim unity which could not be successful due to the negative attitude of Hindus." (p.20). "Hindus' mentality was exposed as they were not ready to accommodate Muslims." (p.52). "The Quit India meant the withdrawal of the British Government from India and handing over powers to Hindus. Hindus, in their majority provinces, created the problem of law and order by setting Government-buildings on fire and disconnecting electric wires" and "Hindus would never provide justice to Muslims." (p.65). Causes of the 1965 war open with: "Pakistan was established against the wishes of Hindus. They had never accepted Pakistan as an independent country. Progress and stability of Pakistan was a major concern for Hindus. So, they started launching aggressive actions against Pakistan." (p.87). Pirpur Report allegations reported as fact (p.58); Congress ministries "planned to eliminate the identity of the Muslims" (p.58).
Major Shabbir Sharif Shaheed: "enemy"/"enemies" ×10 in the file, all in this and the Rashid Minhas essay — "His company destroyed four enemy tanks and held two indian battalions at bay" (p.42); "The enemy launched a counter attack led by air strikes" (p.43). The Rashid Minhas essay adds a defector framing: the instructor sought "to hijack the plane and land on an Indian airbase to join his Indian fellowmen", and is called "his traitor instructor" (p.120). The text does not state the instructor's ethnicity; read it as India-adjacent treason framing, not ethnic othering.
Boards and confidence
Punjab high confidence
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Source
Punjab Pakistan Studies 9, 2022-23 edition — PDF p. 18; Punjab History 8, 2022-23 edition — printed p. 20; Punjab English 6, 2022-23 edition — PDF p. 42
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