Law-enforcement agencies have launched a crackdown against unregistered madaris (seminaries) and directed the authorities to seal 70 madaris in the district.
According to the details, authorities ordered to seal 70 unregistered madaris including 53 of Deobandi faction, 6 of Bralvi faction, one each of Sipah-e-Sahaba, Jaish-e-Mohamnad and two madaris of Shia faction.
Some 13 unregistered madaris are situated in the surroundings of Mansehra, 11 in different areas of Balakot tehsil including Mahandri, Paris and Hangrai, while six are situated in Darban, four in Oghi, three Hamsharian, three Baffa, four Ghari Habibullah, five in Lassan Nawab, three Jigran, one each in Dalola, Manda Ghucha, Chattar Plain, Baidari, Tarangri and Sabir Saha. About two madrasas located in Dalola, one Sandi Sar, one Phultra, Khanpur one and Jaba one.
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 APS and BKU.
Law-enforcement agencies have also visited the prominent educational institutions of private and public sectors in the division to review the security situation.