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RELIGIOUS SEMINARIES PAKISTAN
Explained: Why a Pakistani cleric issued fatwa against crypto trading and why it is spooking investorsA prominent Pakistani Islamic cleric has issued a fatwa declaring cryptocurrency trading haram under Sharia law. Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani...
Asim Munir’s seminary education shapes his world view & India policyPakistan's army chief, Asim Munir, uses religious references in foreign policy discussions. His seminary education shapes his perspective, ...
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir closes madrasas fearing Indian military strikesThe government of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (Pok) has ordered the closure of all religious seminaries in the region for ten days, citing se...
A long fight to keep a closer eye on madrassas unravels in PakistanPakistani madrassas are under scrutiny for their links to militancy and the government's regulatory changes. Recent government efforts to i...
Pakistan's 'university of jihad', Darul Uloom Haqqania seminary, proud of Taliban alumniThe Darul Uloom Haqqania seminary has churned out a who's who of Taliban top brass -- including many now on the hardline group's negotiatin...
Pakistan: Blast at Peshawar religious school kills at least seven, including children, say officials"The blast took place in a madrassa where unknown people had planted explosives in a plastic bag," a police officer said on condition of an...
Taliban's 'godfather' Maulana Samiul Haq stabbed to death in RawalpindiHaq was elected twice to Pakistan's parliament on Islami Jamhoori Itehad ticket.
Crisis Group report confirms terror nursery in Pakistan's Punjab provinceThe report says the Pakistan military's ambitious National Action Plan made little headway to stop terrorism and has not done much to regul...
Shoe thrown at Nawaz Sharif at madrasa in PakistanAs Sharif was heading towards rostrum for a speech, a student hurled a shoe at him that hit his shoulder and ear.
Pakistan cracks down on seminaries, health facilities run by Hafiz Saeed: ReportThe action came after a high-level UN sanctions team visited last month to review progress against groups and individuals banned by the wor...
Need to revisit teachings in Pakistani madrassas: Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa"We need to look at and revisit the concept of madrassas...We need to give them a worldly education," he was quoted as saying.
Some powers want to denuclearise Pakistan, undermine CPEC: NSA N K Janjua"These countries also want to undermine the China- Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)," Janjua said.
Pakistan Interior Minister meets leaders of banned groupsMaulana Samiul Haq, also known as godfather of Taliban, had announced that his Difsh-e-Pakistan Council would also join the protest, creati...
Pakistan shuts down 254 religions seminariesPakistani authorities have shut 254 suspected and unregistered religious madrassas across the country as part of a crackdown on religious s...
Pakistan targets funding sources of madrasas to combat terrorPakistan has frozen more than 200 bank accounts of unregistered religious seminaries in a bid to break the nexus between militants and thos...
48 religious seminaries in Sindh have 'terror links': PoliceAt least 48 religious seminaries in Pakistan's southern Sindh province have been found to have links with terrorists and banned outfits, po...
Pakistan to crackdown on 48 madrassas involved in terrorismPakistan's Sindh province government will crackdown on 48 madrassas involved in promoting terrorism in the country, according to a report.
Pakistan minister calls madrassas 'universities of ignorance', courts controversyPervaiz Rasheed's remarks created a storm among hardline groups, which ran some of these madrassas, terming the minister as an "apostate".
Saudi not funding 'extremist mindset' in Pakistan: EmbassySaudi Arabia is considered close to Pakistan and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has personal ties with the Saudi royal family.
Pakistan government to arrest nearly 7,000 terror suspectsThe interior ministry has issued orders to all four provinces and the Islamabad administration for taking into custody 6,777 suspects.