When Pakistan was created 77 years ago, madrassas numbered in the dozens. They gained prominence and grew significantly in the 1980s, when U.S. and Arab funding transformed them into recruitment ...

In a deal with Islamist parties, Pakistan is abandoning a requirement that religious seminaries, long seen by Western officials as a potential threat, register with the government. By Zia ur ...

Fazl noted that he would update the Ittehad Tanzeemat-e-Madaris Pakistan, a federation overseeing madrassas, about the developments. "Hopefully we will hear good news about this in a day or two ...

The event underscored the unity among Pakistan's religious leaders in addressing ... Key points discussed in the meeting included simplification of the madrasa registration process, with all ...

The disputed madrassa bill, which has already been passed ... Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and local leadership of the Pakistan Peoples Party were also present on the occasion.

The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has prepared a draft bill for the registration of madrassas in the provinces following the promulgation of the Societies Registration (Amendment) Act ...

EDITORIAL: With President Asif Ali Zardari finally signing the Societies Registration (Amendment) Act 2024 pertaining to madrassa registration, a matter that had the potential to morph into a ...