KARACHI:
Though authorities have identified over 40 seminaries in Sindh with alleged links to terror groups, no legal action has been taken as yet against them.
Informed sources told a private media outlet that there were atleast 46 madrassas in Sindh which reported ‘leanings towards terrorism’, in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah.
This claim was based on reports submitted to the provincial government by a military-led intelligence agency and civilian federal agency.
Of the 46 seminaries, 24 were located in Karachi, 12 in Hyderabad, four in Larkana and six in Sukkur, according to official documents reviewed by a private media outlet.
Inspector General (IG) of Sindh police Ghulam Hyder Jamali in his briefing stated that a total of 167 unregistered seminaries had been sealed off in Sindh so far.
Out of them, 139 were located in Hyderabad division while 28 in Shaheed Benazirabad.
The IG also pointed out that the police were trying to implement other components of the National Action Plan (NAP).
He revealed that so far, over 260 people had been arrested on charges of violation of the law regarding loudspeakers and 601 cases had been registered against them.
