giving exams at the Wafaqul Madaris for three years," the investigation report quoted him as saying....

Wafaqul Madaris....

A sessions court in Lahore dismissed on Friday the bail petition of former Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam( JUI) leader Mufti Azizur Rehman, who is accused of sexually abusing a student of his madressah. Additional Sessions Judge Noman Muhammad Naeem rejected the post-arrest bail plea after the completion of arguments by the lawyers. This is the second time that the court has denied bail to Mufti Aziz, who was arrested in June this year after police had registered an FIR against him on charges of sexually

, the police also arrested the fourth suspect and identified him as Madaris Butt....

CII members, ministers term proposed legislation ‘flawed’; say seminaries need to remain under education ministry？... It also called for retaining the Directorate General of Reli-gious Education( DGRE) and keeping seminaries linked with the country’s education system. Issue at handUnder the Societies Act of 1860, religious seminaries were supposed to be registered by the relevant deputy commissioner’s office.... When the Maulana learnt of this development, he threatened to launch protests agai

IN February 2021, a landmark bill to ban corporal punishment in all educational and childcare settings was moved in the National Assembly by MNA Mehnaz Akber Aziz and passed with cross-party support.... Two guest senators called in to apply a religious lens had reservations, backing the right of the teacher to apply discretionary force to maintain discipline, and to prevent “ moral deterioration of society ”.... Whether or not these reservations have actual basis in religion, they certainly po

Quorum bells were rung for five minutes but to no avail.... The chair then suspended the proceedings for 30 minutes, but this too did not work as only 15 members turned up. The chair then adjourned the Hou--se to meet again on Monday at 3pm.... It was explained that teachers were appointed on the recommendations of the Madrassa and Wafaq if they meet the laid down criteria, which includes graduation in English, Math and Science subjects. Published in Dawn, October 26th, 2024....

Join our Whatsapp channel LAHORE: As the deadline set by the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl( JUI-F) for converting the Madrassa Registration Bill into law expired on Sunday, Pakistan Ulema Council chairman Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi has criticised Maulana Fazl-ur-Reman’s party for demanding a change in the process for seminaries’ registration. The JUI-F chief had set Dec 8 as the deadline for completing legislation process on seminaries’ registration with the demand that the earlier procedure adopted in 201

Like the opening day of budget debate, most lawmakers made speeches to empty treasury benches, prompting PTI dissident from Peshawar Noor Alam Khan to protest the absence of both Finance Minister Miftah Ismail and Minister of State Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha.... Noor Alam protests ministers’ absence; speaker continues proceedings without quorumMr Khan, however, said it was not an ordinary session and if the finance minister did not have time to listen to the budget speeches, then who would give impor

Join our Whatsapp channel ISLAMABAD: After stern warnings from the JUI-F leadership over delays in the enactment of the Societies Registration( Amendment) Act, 2024 by the president, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari rushed to meet JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday. While Mr Bhutto-Zardari did not comment publicly, senior JUI-F members told the media that they had been assured that President Asif Ali Zardari would sign the bill soon.... “ The president is delaying the signing of