Madrassa students must be barred from attending PDM rallies: PM Imran
Madrassa students must be barred from attending PDM rallies: PM Imran
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Prime Minister Imran Khan has tasked Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid to stop the students of Madrassas from participating in the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM’s) rallies.
According to sources, the Interior Minister has convened an important meeting on the directive of the Prime Minister. Another important meeting of the religious scholars chaired by Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed will be held on Thursday.
The committee, headed by Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid, will make important decisions. The meeting will decide on a roadmap for maintaining law and order during the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM’s) protest.
The meeting will take the religious scholars into confidence regarding the government s priorities and maek important decisions after consultation with scholars.
Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood, in a tweet on Sunday, slammed Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman for using madrassa students to fill up the alliance s "failed rallies", saying the move is "condemnable".
"I hope that the relevant organisations will take note of this practice and save the students from being used as fodder to fuel their politics," he said.
The PDM has been organising rallies since October with a view to oust the government where many youth holding the JUI-F flag were seen. At a past occasion, Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry had issued a similar statement, criticising the PPP and PML-N for making use of religious parties to lend impetus to the opposition s cause.
