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One of the failures of the National Action Plan (NAP) against terrorism, is not bringing seminaries to the state’s fold; should ve been priority. These Mullahs should start respecting the state’s writ and do what they are told not vice versa. #COVID19 #Pakistan
This was published back in 2015: “Authorities in Punjab have claimed that nearly 6,500 unregistered madaris are currently operating in the province.” https://tribune.com.pk/story/931249/number-crunching-nearly-half-of-punjabs-seminaries-are-unregistered/?amp=1
In 2020 We are still staying to figure out how to convince Mullahs to take up liberal arts subjects let alone make them follow the state’s writhttps://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1512199
Pakistan is still playing by the same rules: appeasing far right elements and giving away state’s writ. The Lal Mosque fiasco left deep scars on Pakistan. This should not be happening after 13 years of the operation https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1533420
If a mob lead by a Mullah can beat a female SHO while trying to implement lockdown and get away with it, can’t expect anything if the far right decides to reject the state’s lockdown policy: https://www.thenews.com.pk/amp/642364-coronavirus-lockdown-woman-sho-wounded-as-mob-attacks-police-outside-karachi-mosque
Countering religious extremism in Pakistan remains a multifaceted problem. Cannot only blame Mullahs when they can lead highly educated youth into acccepting that’s its okay to attack the state and its institutions: https://www.voanews.com/extremism-watch/pakistans-emerging-threat-highly-educated-youth-gravitate-radicalization?amp
And when you have a head of the Government saying that #COVID19 should be fought with faith and youth, there is something seriously wrong front op to bottom: https://www.thenews.com.pk/amp/637285-corona-to-be-fought-with-faith-pm-imran-khan
