But to the Pakistani government and Western counterterrorism officials, the religious seminaries known as madrasas also represent a potential threat. The institutions have long been accused of ...

SM Masudul Haque, joint secretary of Technical and Madrasa Education Division under the Ministry of Education, has agreed to nationalise all registered 1,519 independent Ebtedayee madrasas in phases.

Teachers of independent Ebtedayee madrasas -- primary level educational institutions under madrasa board -- ended their sit-in protest yesterday after the government announced plans to nationalise ...