Religious Schools Set Registration Conditions

Religious schools in Pakistan have agreed to register with the government on condition the process is approved by parliament and they don’t have to reveal their sources of funding.

An umbrella group representing 13,500 madrasas met with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to resolve a standoff over a government drive to combat Islamic extremism and bring the schools into the mainstream. The government wants the schools to teach a range of subjects besides Islam.

At least one of the suicide bombers in the July 7 attacks on the London transport system visited a religious school in Pakistan linked to an outlawed militant group.