ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan on Wednesday said the federal government was committed to expediting seminary reforms to ensure equal rights to the students.
He told Senate that the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) along with relevant departments had already started the process of registration of seminaries; however, some seminaries were not willing to register.
As many as 689 seminaries have been registered in FATA, he said, adding that 179 seminaries were been registered in other parts of the country.
Awan said the government was responsible to bring change in lives of students of seminaries and to provide them equal rights in education and job opportunities in order to bring them into the mainstream.
He said our vision of change was to provide equal rights to every person of the country without any discrimination. He said the process of registration of seminaries was continued and rest would also be registered in 90 days.
Speaking on a point of order, Leader of the House in Senate, Shibli Faraz vowed finalising cybercrime bill soon.
Responding to questions of Senator Agha Shahzaib Durrani and Senator Nauman Wazir, Awan said FIA had the capacity but there was a need to enhance it further.
Cyber Crime wing Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had so far registered 388 cases, he said, adding that as result of these cases, 350 accused persons were arrested, of which there were 65 convictions and 45 acquittals and a fine amounting of Rs 12.72 million had been imposed by the courts.
