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Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Religious Harmony Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi on Sunday said former JUI-F leader and cleric Mufti Azizur Rehman, who is accused of sexually assaulting one of his students, should be given exemplary punishment.
Addressing a press conference, Ashrafi said child abuse was a crime whether it happened in a madressah, a college or a university, and called for public punishments for those convicted of child and sexual abuse.
Rehman was arrested at a house in Mianwali on June 20 after a disturbing video clip showing the cleric allegedly sexually assaulting one of his students was widely shared on social media. He had gone into hiding after the Lahore police registered a case against him but was subsequently apprehended along with his sons.
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Govt to increase madrassa boards
The government has also decided to increase the number of madrassas
Students at a seminary solve annual examination papers. PHOTO: FILE
LAHORE:
In order to streamline the education system of religious schools of thought, the federal government has decided to increase the number of boards for the affiliation and representation of madrassas.
While the government’s move is being hailed by various religious circles, it has also been opposed by the existing federations of madrassas.
Currently, there are five federations of religious schools in Pakistan. These include the Wifaqul Madarisul Arabia (Deobandi school of thought), Tanzeemul Madaris Ahl-e-Sunnat Pakistan, Wifaqul Madaris Al-shia, the Wifaqul Madaris Salafia and Rabta-ul-Madaris (Jamaat-e-Islami).
Wifaqul Madaris Al-Arabia - the apex body of seminaries at the federal level – has announced a protest in Islamabad on January 26 regarding amendments in