Reforms in Religious Madaris of Pakistan

Abstract

The present paper is devoted to reforms in the Religious Madaris in Pakistan The quest for these reforms has come from various quarters and has been prompted by different considerations. . The West, particularly the United States, wishes to secularize and reform these Madaris so that their graduates are no longer inspired by a passion for Jihad nor are they inclined to militancy. The Pakistani Government, apart from its own desire, to modernize the system, is pursuing donor-driven agenda regarding the introduction of reforms in these institutions. Besides these extraneous elements, .there is also a desire for change, coming from Madaris themselves which is a welcome sign.1 Can we benefit from the experience of any other country and replicate their reforms programme in our Madaris? All these issues have been examined and analyzed in the paper in hand.