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| Moin promises stern actions against terrorists... |
| 2002-08-18 |
| Interior Minister Lt-Gen Moinuddin Haider (retired) has reiterated the government's resolve to take stern and across-the-board action against elements involved in terrorist activities. "Culprits are nabbed and apprehended on the basis of sound information and concrete evidence," he maintained. He regretted that Islam, a religion of peace, love and tolerance was being wrongly projected and misunderstood by some quarters. Dammit! There goes another keyboard... Haider, speaking to a large number of scholars on the occasion, emphasized the need for restoring and reviving the true spirit of Islam among youth, adding that the teachings of Imam Ahmed Raza Barelvi should also be promoted at all levels. Reminding the audience that Ahmad Raza Barelvi was equally competent in worldly teachings and had solid contribution in the field of mathematics, physics and so forth, he said that: "this further supplements the government's efforts to include different subjects along with religious instructions in the curriculum of religious schools scattered across the country." That'll never work. If you go giving them hard skills, then why would they want to be cannon fodder? The minister said he had been constantly assuring the ulema that not a minute change was being made in the courses related to religious injunctions offered at the madressahs. "Our main intention is to help these children avail equal opportunities to learn different subjects and vocations, including computers education," he added. The minister, while negating any difference of opinion among the government and a majority of religious scholars regarding modifications in the curriculum of madressahs, said the changes were being introduced after taking all the concerned sections into confidence. It's just that some of the "concerned parties" don't want to see any change, of any sort, 'cuz they're happy turning out large numbers of cannon fodder. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |