121 detained in crackdown on banned groups, 182 madrasas: Pak

Provincial governments have 'taken in their control management and administration of 182 seminaries (madaris)', Pakistan's interior ministry said in a statement, referring to religious schools. 'Law enforcement agencies have taken 121 people under preventive detention as of today,' the ministry added. What to do with madrasas is a thorny issue in Pakistan, a deeply conservative Muslim nation where religious schools are often blamed for the radicalisation of youngsters but are the only education available to millions of poor children. Many banned groups such as JeM run seminaries. Another banned outfit, Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), which calls itself an Islamic charity and operates large welfare operations, is estimated to run about 300 madrasas across the country. The interior ministry said other institutions from different groups had been taken over, including 34 schools or colleges, 163 dispensaries, 184 ambulances, five hospitals and eight offices of banned organisations. ... Dailyhunthttps://www.webmasterforums.com/621725-jprsinner.html