This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial "Returning to Quaid's vision?" carried by the newspaper on Saturday. The newspaper has argued, among other things, "Then there are thousands of madressahs that sprouted all over the country under the Ziaul Haq's rule. They not only poison young minds with sectarian hatreds but also promote prejudice against religious minorities. And the curriculums of public sector schools are replete with bigoted texts."

Unfortunately, however, the newspaper seems to have lost sight of the fact that the role of madressahs in the social-political history of the Pakistani society has been crucial; in fact, it can be argued that the madressahs played a highly important role in the protecting and promoting the Muslim society even in undivided subcontinent. It is therefore quite unfortunate that the Madressah institution continues to face scrutiny and wild allegations.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2019