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Three seminaries sealed in Quetta, four clerics detained for interogation
[DAWN] Three madrassahs were raided in Quetta's Eastern Bypass area on Monday morning, police said, adding that they were subsequently sealed over alleged involvement in 'suspicious' and 'illegal' activities.The sealed seminaries include Madrassah Hussainia, Madrassah Taleemul Koran and Madrassah Abu Bakar Siddique. The raiding party also picked up four holy mans -- Qari Saifur Rehman, Surat Shah, Habibullah, and Qari Wali -- for interrogation. Strict security measures were adopted by the district administration when the seminaries were being sealed. Police said the madrassahs were sealed under the National Action Plan. Like other parts of the country, Balochistan  ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... has started a scrutiny process of religious seminaries, the instructors employed in these as well as their students across the province. Moreover, law enforcement agencies have intensified action in the aftermath of recent incidents of assassination'>assassinations in Quetta. Posted by: Fred 2016-02-02 |
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