Our Madrassa Correspondent
Islamabad
After facing severe criticism from many quarters, it is finally the KP government’s turn to hit back at all its detractors as its madrassa reform has finally started yeilding results.
“Yes, this is great news,” said KP Education Minister Atif Khan. “Just a couple of years ago, the Dar-ul-Uloom Khurasaania was recruiting young men from the province and beyond through pamphlets and clandestine meetings.”
“Now, they do the same by using the internet. Ditching the 15th century printing press and stepping right into the 21st; if this isn’t modernisation, then I don’t know what is.”
His views were corroborated by others. “Just last year, I passed from near themadrassa here, and I didn’t even stop by, because I knew they were never interested in my product,” said Gul Ghani Khan, an arms dealer who specialises in fully automatic modern light weaponry. “But this time, they contacted me directly on my Facebook page and even conducted several Skype product inquiry sessions before asking me to come over.”
According to auditors, the madrassa has used its modernisation fund much more efficiently than the provincial government itself spends its development expenditure, with Rs200 million having been spent on “security expenditures” and Rs100 million being spent on “p