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| Jalandhry says no to shifting of madrassas from Islamabad |
| 2007-04-20 |
| Clerics will resist any move to shift madrassas from the federal capital because no such action has been planned against a number of non-government organisations and private schools working here, Wafaqul Madaris-e-Arabia said on Thursday. In a statement at the end of a two-day meeting in Multan, Wafaq chief Maulana Muhammad Hanif Jalandhry said that Wafaq disapproved of the actions of Jamia Hafsa girls and cancelled the madrassa’s membership with it. He said that Wafaq leaders met Jamia Hafsa authorities several times to convince them to shun violence, but failed. He said that madrassa authorities’ attitude was “lamentable” and added that they should review their policies. At the same time, Jalandhry warned the government against the use of force against Jamia Hafsa and condemned the alleged monitoring of the madrassa by army helicopters. He said the government and some secular outfits had accelerated their campaign against religious forces after violent acts of Jamia Hafsa students. |
| Posted by:Fred |