‘No Fatwa on English during Sir Syed’s time’

ISLAMABAD: Despite popular belief, there was no ‘fatwa’ which barred the Muslims of united India to study the English language during Sir Syed Ahmed Khan’s time.

This was stated by eminent educationist Dr Tariq Rehman as the first-ever national conference on the latest trends in English and Literature opened at the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) on Friday. The two-day event has been…