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| India-Pakistan |
| Govt ponders issue of madressah financing |
| 2015-01-14 |
| [DAWN] A meeting convened on Tuesday to review the implementation of the National Action Plan against terrorism and extremism was confronted by the mammoth challenge of checking the funding of seminaries that is mainly channelled through unconventional means. Chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... , the meeting held discussion on ways and means to put in place an effective mechanism for the monitoring of foreign financing for madressahs, which is said to come primarily from Middle Eastern countries, an official present at the meeting told Dawn. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 I neglected that obvious caveat - let's not throw our debt financed cash into the mix. I'm an idiot... |
| Posted by: Raj 2015-01-14 03:26 |
| #2 Well, we can certain identify one of the sources of their funding: US to Provide Pakistan $250 Million in Aid: John Kerry |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-01-14 01:50 |
| #1 I fully support this - let the Pakis continue to misallocate economic resources, massively. Of course, we're doing it at a far worse rate, but that's because of the asholes we have in the White House and the speaker of the House... |
| Posted by: Raj 2015-01-14 00:33 |