 Wafaqul Madaris Al Arabia (Deobandi) on Monday refused to register religious schools under the amended Society Registration Act 1860 and also refused to repatriate foreign students studying in its seminaries. The Wafaq runs approximately 8,200 schools. âMore than 90 per cent of the ulema participating in the meeting rejected the ordinance,â sources privy to the meeting told Daily Times.
| In that case, shut 'em down. That's simple. Perv either runs a government or he runs a debating society and firing range. |
Maulana Fazlur Rehman, leader of the opposition in the National Assembly, while addressing the meeting said the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) would resign from the NWFP and National Assembly if the government tried to curb the liberty of religious schools.
âWe are ready to sacrifice everything to maintain the sovereignty of religious schools,â Fazl added.
| Somehow, I think that's an empty threat. There's no way I can see Fazl or Qazi giving up power, and the MMA resigning would amount to that. |
| Maybe they could set themselves on fire, ya know, in protest? |
| With the amount of lard they're lugging around, they'd burn for a week... |
âThe meeting rejected the September 30 deadline for repatriation of foreign students and the December 31 deadline for registration of seminaries,â Maulana Qazi Abdur Rashid, nazim-e-aala of the Wafaqâs Punjab chapter, told journalists. He said the meeting constituted a 19-member committee that would discuss the issue with the government and chalk out a strategy to resolve it. |