Provision of contemporary knowledge in religious seminaries welcoming step: Governor.

MULTAN -- Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman said that the provision of contemporary knowledge in religious seminaries along with religious education was a welcoming step.

While addressing a ceremony at Jamia Khairul Madaris here on Sunday, Balighur Rehman observed that religious seminaries were performing an important role in enhancing the literacy rate in the country.

In government and private educational institutes, the reading and translation of the Quran-e-Kareem are mandatory. The step of the government is vital in maintaining harmony among students of different educational institutes including religious seminaries, he said.

The governor congratulated the students who completed their degrees from the religious seminary. He urged students to...