Pakistan teacher fired for asking students to write if sex between brother, sister was okay

Following the vulgar question that was asked to students, there was an uproar in Pakistan. The government too had to intervene in the matter

A University in Pakistan is in the news for all the wrong reasons after students were asked about their views about sex between a brother and sister.

Several student bodies and celebrities have slammed the Islamabad-based COMSATS University's question paper for its 'vulgar content.'

Many have demanded that the vice chancellor and chancellor of the university be used. They also shared screenshots of the question while demanding action against the university authorities.

The students were told to write an essay after a reading a passage titled, " Julie and Mark scenario." The question was given to the Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (BEE) Students in December last year.

The essay prompt for the question reads, 'Julie and Mark are brother and sister. They are travelling together in France on summer vacation from college. One night they are staying alone in a cabin near the beach. They decided that it would be interesting and fun if they tried making love. At the very least, it would be a new experience for each of them."

The students were asked their views about the scenario and if it was okay for Julie and Mark 'to make love.'

"Shame on you @cuissbc. Your pathetic university should be sealed & the perverted teachers should be kicked out. Whoever asked this question should be behind bars. How dare you ask this filthy question?" actor and singer Mishi Khan said on Twitter.

Shehryar Bukhari, associated with Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) wrote on Twitter, 'the top universities of Pakistan are on a mission to destroy the youth of Pakistan and our cultural and religious values.'

A report in the New York Post said that the teacher who had assigned the question has been fired and blacklisted by the university.

The report said, 'the content of the quiz is highly objectionable and totally against the curriculum laws of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and caused unrest amongst the families of the students.'

On February 2, the university said, 'an inquiry against the content of the quiz of English Subject of BEE, 1st Semester Course Code HUM 100. I am directed to refer to the Ministry of Science and Technology letter dated January 19, 2023, on the above subject and convey that action on the matter has already been taken and the service of the Lecturer (visiting faculty) has been terminated with effect from January 5, 2023.'

"The content of the quiz is highly objectionable and totally against the curriculum laws of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and caused unrest amongst the families of students," a letter by the Pakistan's Ministry of Science and Technology said.

Assistant Registrar Naveed Ahmed Khan agreed that a very unpleasant question was given to the students. 'What else could we do? His services were terminated and the quiz retaken. The faculty member plagiarised the question from Google."