Gillani urges lifting of ban on registration

Says these religious schools should be restructured to eliminate illiteracy

MULTAN: Hurdles should not be created in the way of religious seminaries as they are the centres of learning. The ban on registration should be lifted at the earliest.

These views were expressed by former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani as he spoke to journalists at Jamia Farooqia Shujabad in Multan on Tuesday.

Gillani said that religious seminaries should be given freedom as they were not only providing religious, but also modern education.



He appreciated efforts of Jamia Farooqia Shujabad and termed it a ‘role model’ for other religious institutions. “Poor parents send their children to religious seminaries because they cannot afford the tuition at private schools. These religious seminaries should be restructured to eliminate illiteracy from the country.”

The former prime minister said that during his tenure, he resolved all issues through successful talks and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) passed the bill of compulsory education for all.

Gillani condemned the ban on the registration of religious seminaries and demanded that the interim government lift such restrictions. He added hides collected by mosques and religious seminaries were used to educate under privileged students.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 20^th, 2018.