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| New security policy focusing on mosque reforms to be launched | |
| 2018-06-02 | |
| [DAWN] The National Internal Security Policy (NISP) released on Thursday for the first time focuses on ’mosque reforms’ which will be initiated from Islamabad. The reform programme includes an audit of all funds raised for setting up, maintenance or expansion of mosques by the government to ensure transparency.
"There cannot be any abrupt change in society but there will be gradual transformation, and many holy mans are coming up to cooperate with the authorities." He called upon the citizens to lodge complaints at the DC office if there is any illegal construction or establishment of mosques. The policy says religion-based killings were the key source of terrorism in the country. Many terrorist groups remain active in the country with the stated aim of imposing their own interpretation of religion and establishing a global caliphate while discrediting democratically elected governments, civil and military institutions. "Most of these terrorist outfits stand either proscribed or eliminated already by Pakistain but comprehensive action is required to remove their traces entirely and choke any financing that they may draw from the country." The second most serious form of terrorism in the country, it states, was ’sectarian terrorism’ as several sectarian outfits originated in Pakistain and continued to have a presence and often used violent means to target prominent personalities, festivals and places of worship belonging to other sects. The other two are ’ethno-political terrorism’ and ’sub-national terrorism’. The policy focuses heavily on mosque reforms claiming that the federal government would work with provinces and religious leaders to initiate wide ranging reforms to make the mosques centres of learning and religious guidance for the citizens. It has also been stated that a phased programme will be initiated from Islamabad along several lines which included setting up of a committee of religious scholars with representation from all schools of thought to formulate recommended syllabi and training for Imams. The policy also suggests offering specialised training to Imams under the supervision of the committee of religious scholars and administered by the Ministry of Religious Affairs. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 And audit their basements on a random basis at least once each quarter. |
| Posted by: gorb 2018-06-02 15:09 |
| #1 Truly, I am shocked. I never thought they’d figure it out. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-06-02 11:22 |