JUI-F rejects new policy for seminaries.

KARACHI -- Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) Sindh Vice President Qari Muhammad Usman rejected the new policy of the government for seminaries, saying that Madrasas are citadels of peace and would continue educating people till the Day of Judgement.

Addressing a ceremony here, the JUI-F leader said that Pakistan was founded on Islam, and leadership of this country had formed an Islamic constitution after huge struggle. He was of the view that the JUI-F would never accept new policy for seminaries.

The JUI-F leader also spoke about Aurat March carried out on the World Women's Day, saying that the participants had breached sanctity of Islam. He demanded the Supreme Court of Pakistan to take notice of 'expression of vulgarity' held on March 8, in Karachi and Islamabad.

Earlier, Wifaqul Madaris Pakistan (WMP) condemned the government actions against the seminaries and demanded to halt taking over seminaries by the Auqaf departments countrywide.

Speaking at a press conference held at Karachi Press Club, e chief of Wifaqul Madaris Pakistan Maulana Muhammad Hanif Jalandhri said that all seminaries under their ambit respect constitution of the country and follow it in letter and spirit.

He said that the government is unable to run these seminaries properly as it had failed in past to run model seminaries in the country by spending millions from national exchequer.

Thousands of people are associated with seminaries and we do not receive a single penny from government, he said and added that not only the confidence of people on these seminaries is increasing day by day but the enrolment in them have also...