MANSEHRA, Jan 31 (APP): Law-enforcement agencies have launched a crackdown against ‘unregistered’ madrassahs (seminaries) and directed the concerned authorities to seal 70 madaris in the district.
According to the details, authorities ordered to seal 70 unregistered madrassahs including 53 of Deobandi faction, six of Bralvi faction, one each of Sipah-e-Sahaba, Jaish-e-Mohamnad and two of Shiite faction.
Some 13 unregistered madaris are situated in the surrounding of the Mansehra city, 11 in different areas of Tehsil Balakot including Mahandri, Paris and Hangrai, while six are situated in Darban, four in Oghi, three in Hamsharian, three in Baffa, four Ghari Habibullah, five in Lassan Nawab, three in Jigran, one each in Dalola, Manda Ghucha, Chattar Plain, Baidari, Tarangri and Sabir Saha. About two madrassahs located in Dalola, one Sandi Sar, one Phultra, Khanpur1 and one in Jaba.
Authorities have also directed registered Madaras to get No Objection Certificate (NOC) from district government. Hazara police have launched crackdown against foreign nationals, staying illegally in division and those have Pakistani identity cards, in the wake of the terrorist attack on Army Public School, Peshawar.
Law-enforcement agencies have also visited the prominent educational institutions of private and public sectors in the division to review the security situation.
