| | | | | time that when People’s party will face this situation |
| Rehman Malik recently announced | | | | and how they will react. Now it is a time of practical |
| that in the second round of negotiations between | | | | test for People’s Party. |
| government and Tanzeem-ul-Madaris, the two sides | | | | Today if we are facing this menace of |
| are agreed upon certain points. Following are those | | | | terrorism, one of the reasons is that our religious |
| points. | | | | Madaris have also played a role in it. But sorry to say |
| | | | | that Peoples Party just in second round of negotiations, |
| 1) Madrisa Regulatory | | | | proved to be a wall of sand. How the government can |
| authority will be under ministry of education. | | | | assure that no foreigner will take admission without |
| 2) Separate boards will | | | | registration? The government has convinced the |
| be established for five religious sects. | | | | owners and organizers for audit but what about |
| 3) All the Madaris will | | | | foreign funding? And it is worth mentioning here that in |
| have to affiliate with any one of the boards. | | | | our government budget there is no allocation of funds |
| 4) All these boards will | | | | for religious Madaris. Funds from government side can |
| follow the same course of study. | | | | stop the way of foreign funds. Same course of study |
| 5) An audit of Madaris | | | | is not the solution of eradication of sectarianism but it is |
| will be compulsory. | | | | the explanation of material that encourages |
| 6) Foreign students | | | | sectarianism. Comparative study of religions and |
| without registration will not be admitted to Madaris. | | | | “Fiqa” is the main cause of hatred towards |
| | | | | other sects and religions. |
| Before discussing the flaws in this agreement it is | | | | The next illogical decision is of establishing |
| important to examine the policy of People’s party | | | | separate boards for different sects on sectarian basis. |
| regarding sectarianism, terrorism and fundamentalism. | | | | What was the reason to make sectarian boards and |
| People’s Party apart from their slogan of Roti, | | | | the then affiliating them to ministry of education? It |
| Kaprha and Makan, also claim to establish liberal and | | | | means that government supports sectarian divisions |
| progressive society in Pakistan. Peoples’ Party also | | | | even at educational level. People’s party has |
| wishes to be recognized as secular political power on | | | | bowed its head and they admit that sectarianism is |
| international level. That’s why People’s Party is | | | | reality of our society that can not be eradicated. |
| against fundamentalism, sectarianism and terrorism. | | | | If scheme of study is same so is there any |
| It is also a fact that all the fundamentalists involved in | | | | need for separate boards on the basis of sects? |
| terrorism are against People’s Party. But still | | | | Moreover People’s Party has admitted the |
| People’s Party in the presence of all these threats, | | | | hegemony of these religious pundits on the people of |
| is active and struggling parallel to these forces. But the | | | | Pakistan. Furthermore any Madrisa not affiliated with |
| question is that is it enough that we have such a | | | | one of these boards can not claim to be part of |
| secular party in our system? Will People’s Party be | | | | religious education sector. Means that religious |
| able to eradicate ignorance, religious suffocation, and | | | | education and its explanation will only be authentic if it |
| get the society free of religious imperialism of these | | | | is approved by these sectarian boards. Isn’t it |
| sectarian forces? | | | | mean domination of sectarian pundits on religion? |
| For this tuff task People’s | | | | The government has classified these boards |
| Party must play such a role that the desperate people | | | | in five categories. The nation is well aware about four |
| of Pakistan can feel it. Pakistani nation is fed up to live | | | | sects that is Barelvi, Deobundi, Ahl-e-Hadis and Shia. |
| in this world of political slogans and fantasies. The time | | | | Now what about fifth sect? Is it Jamat-e-Islami? If it is |
| has given People’s party a chance to accomplish | | | | Jamat-e-Islami so the nation must com to know that |
| this task and when Pakistani nation will evaluate | | | | Jamat-e-Islami is a sect not a political party. |
| People’s party, they will look at the practical steps | | | | People’s Party must try to establish |
| in this direction. We confess that People’s Party is | | | | Madrisa education on such pattern that the hegemony |
| facing severe crises and up till now they are | | | | of sectarian classes over religious education can be |
| somehow successful. But we were waiting for this | | | | brought to an end. |