?Some madressahs are receiving financial support from Moslem countries. However,
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it is often difficult to trace the transaction of such money,? Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan
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Currently the Interior Minister of Pakistain. He is the senior leader of the Pak Moslem League (N) and a close aide to Nawaz Uncle FesterSharif. He is noted for his vocal anti-American railing in the National Assembly. However (comma) Khan told the U.S. ambassador that he was in fact pro-American but he and the PML-N would have to be critical of US actions in order to remain
publicly credible. Khan cited his wife and children's US citizenship as proof, which means he's lying to one side or the other and probably both. He wears a wig, but you probably guessed that. since hair doesn't grow naturally in that shape or texture...
said in a written reply to a question asked by PPP?s Sughra Imam in the Senate on Tuesday.
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The questioner did not get the opportunity to ask any supplementary question as the chairman suspended the question hour to take up the 21st Constitution Amendment Bill.
The Senate?s library staff removed the annexures containing details of seminaries from the table immediately after the suspension of the question hour.
In his written reply, the interior minister said that laws under which madressahs had been registered were devolved to the provinces under the 18th Amendment, putting the responsibility on provincial governments for implementation of the laws.
He said there was ?sufficient control and vigilance? within these laws to monitor the working of seminaries, including checking their financial sources and conducting audit.
The minister said that the Anti-Money Laundering Act 2013 was dedicated to tracking down illegal transactions.
The PPP senator had asked the minister if the seminaries were receiving from some Moslem countries financial and other supports like training of holy mans and teachers and development of curriculum.
?The ministry is cognisant of some madressahs and particular classification may be associated with these in terms of security and foreign funding,? Chaudhry Nisar said.