Tribune Take: Government turning a blind eye towards Madrassas

The number of expired visa students shows the government's inability to crackdown on religious schools.

In today’s episode of the Tribune Take we look at The Express Tribune's exclusive news story about how 90 per cent of foreigners studying in religious seminaries across the Punjab have expired visas and are still in the country.

Asad Kharal, The Express Tribune‘s correspondent based in Lahore discusses the government's inability to crackdown on religious schools across the country. He notes that these foreign nationals are often the ones linked to terror attacks, and therefore pose a security threat to the country.

Zahid Gishkori, The Express Tribune‘s correspondent based in Islamabad has been covering the issue of unregistered madrassas in the capital. He says that the government is hesitant to act on demolishing illegally set up madrassas fearing a violent backlash like that witnessed with the Laal Masjid.

Read Asad Kharal’s articles here.

Read Zahid Gishkori’s articles here.

The Tribune Take daily news web show will appear on the tribune.com.pk home page.

The Take will feature in-depth interviews and analysis with editors and reporters who are covering the major stories, exploring front page events and major ledes. The news analysis covers the way The Express Tribune examines a story, how we cover it and why.