Since 9/11, the U.S. has been stressing that Pakistan to curb the freedom of madaris (religious seminaries) and regulate them. President Musharraf took some half hearted measures in this regard, which ...

The discussion on madaris in Pakistan has always been, and still is polarised. There essentially are three parties in the discussion: the state, society and the madaris themselves. The state has a ...

There are 35,337 registered and 8,249 un-registered Madaris (Islamic seminaries) in the country, officials in the ministries of interior and religious affairs told The Express Tribune on Saturday.

KARACHI, July 31: The representatives of all five federations of Madaris belonging to all religious sects, and the leadership of the mainstream religious parties on Wednesday, welcomed the governments ...

ISLAMABAD, July 6: The government turned down on Saturday a unanimous demand of the heads of religious parties to withdraw the Madaris ordinance approved by the cabinet last month to regulate over ...

Squeezed by pressure from international money-laundering watchdogs, Pakistan has imposed curbs on religious seminaries or madrassa which provide free education to millions of students, but are accused ...

The examinations administered by the association will continue until July 16 Wafaqul Madaris Al Arabia Pakistan has started holding its examinations from today (Saturday), saying it has adopted strict ...

LAHORE: The Punjab government has reached an agreement with Tanzeem-ul-Madaris Ahl-e-Sunnat Pakistan to transfer, in phases, administrative control of 177 seminaries and 330 mosques previously ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The powerful earthquake that killed hundreds of people across Afghanistan and Pakistan was a "warning" from God, according to a religious education group.

LAHORE: Wifaq ul Madaris al-Arabia Pakistan has prohibited Islamic seminaries across the country from collecting money from students for annual convocation ceremonies, citing financial exploitation ...