Madrassas - breeding ground for terrorists

Pakistan madrassa blast kills16
; Press Trust of India

ISLAMABAD, 13 JULY: At least 16 people, including several children, were killed and 120 others injured today when a powerful explosion in a small village in Pakistan's Punjab province flattened a madrassa, which was being used to make bombs, officials said.
The blast, which occurred shortly before 10 a.m. local time in the village near Mian Channu in southern Punjab, was caused by explosives stored in the home of madrassa teacher Riaz Ali, local residents said.
Ali was a member of a banned religious group, officials said.
Police and rescue service officials said 16 people, including several children, were killed in the blast, which also destroyed dozens of houses.
Officials said the toll could rise as more bodies were feared to be buried under the rubble of collapsed homes.
It was not immediately known what triggered the blast. Rescue workers found parts of shells and bombs, grenades, rockets and suicide jackets in the rubble of the madrassa. Officials said the seminary was being used to make bombs.
Doctors in local hospitals said 120 injured people had been brought for treatment. Over 40 of them were admitted to hospitals while many were allowed to go home after being given first aid.
Jehadi material, including cassettes with militant propaganda and pamphlets of the Harkat-ul-Jehad al-Islami terrorist group, were also found in the debris of Ali's house, Geo News channel reported. The explosion flattened about 25 structures, including a rural health centre and the madrassa, a police official said.
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani condemned the blast and ordered authorities to launch an immediate inquiry so that the culprits could be brought to justice.
Pak SC on Saeed
The Pakistan Supreme Court today asked authorities to provide “solid grounds” for detaining Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, more than a week after two petitions were filed before it against the release of the banned JuD chief, a key accused in the Mumbai attacks, from house arrest.
Advocate general of Punjab province, Muhammad Raza Farooq had told the court that the Punjab government had filed the petition challenging Lahore High Court's order freeing Saeed in compliance with the UN Security Council resolution imposing restrictions on the Jammat-ud-Dawah and on the basis of “confidential evidence” against Saeed and his close aide Col (Retd) Nazir Ahmed. But the bench noted that the UN resolution only imposed restrictions on Saeed's movements.

I have always expressed the opinion that the madrassas should be done away with and all students should be brought into the mainstream education.
These madrassas are the breeding ground of terrorists and act
as bomb making factories.
The above incident proves my point, if any proof was required.
Our legislators who just run after vote backs, wear blinkered goggles and are not willing to accept the fact to the detriment of the nation's security and integrity.
The faster they realize this fact, the safer will all the citizens be.