Sir: The following textbooks, purchased and provided to the students under provision of free textbooks policy by the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), Islamabad for the current academic session, Math 9, Physics 9, Islamiat 9, and Chemistry 10 are not printed correctly. It is due to the negligence of the FDE that books of nearly Rs seven million will be wasted, incurring a financial loss to the government. The fault lies with the curriculum department since they have approved the books even at the time of receiving. The supplier cannot be penalised in this case. SAMINA FAYAZ Islamabad