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Pakistan passes resolution to improve education in madrasas

Islamabad: Pakistan's National Assembly today passed a resolution asking the government to take steps to introduce contemporary subjects in madrasas to improve their education system.Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yusuf, speaking on the resolution,



On the resolution, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Shaikh Aftab Ahmad said that ban was imposed on content sharing website YouTube after blasphemous videos were uploaded on it.

He said the government now wants to lift ban on the website with necessary safeguards in order to avoid repetition of incidents that hurt sentiments of Muslims.  

The members also proposed the government to make anti-polio vaccination part of talks with the Taliban.  

They said religious leaders should be involved in anti-polio drive and campaigns should be launched to raise awareness among people about various diseases particularly polio.

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