Darul Uloom Haqqania provided fund under an agenda: Fazl

ISLAMABAD: JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman has said that funds have been provided in the KP budget for Darul Uloom Haqqania Akora Khattak under an agenda and the issue would be raised with the Wafaqul Madaris.

Talking to the media at the Parliament House after Friday prayers, he said by accepting the funds, Maulana Samiul Haq has negated the policy of Darul Uloom (Deoband). He said the Indian government had offered a grant of Rs one billion to Darul Uloom Deoband, which was rejected by the administration.

The JUI-F chief said that situation in Afghanistan was not good so that the refugees could be sent back. He said every Pashtun has come from Afghanistan and his grandfather also came from Afghanistan. He said the government should take steps to keep the refugees in their camps.

He said the people of tribal areas were not being properly treated. He said the government was not issuing them CNICs and cards of a large number of people had been blocked. He said the Nadra chairman had promised him that cards would be issued to those to whom he (Fazlur Rehman) would certify but even that promise has not been honoured.

He said he neither demanded the resignation of the prime minister nor gave a suggestion in this connection. He said the Panama Leaks has not been made an issue the world over but hue and cry is being raised in Pakistan over it.

He said he had no plan to go to the UK nor he has any contact there. He said he would not do the ‘politics of container’ nor would he side with such people as it is not a profitable business. The Maulana said containers are used for transportation of animals.

He said the Council of Islamic Ideology is an institution and it was not appropriate to criticise it. He also criticised the Islamic programmes being telecast by various channels at the time of Sehr and Iftar saying that through these programmes the religion has been made fun.

To a question, the JUI-F chief said they have not obtained funds for any of their madrassa.