Senator Kamran Murtaza of Jamiat Ulema Islam Fazl (JUI-F) on Wednesday asserted that the Societies Registration (Amendment) Bill 2024 related to the registration of madrasas will be notified in the next two days because the government Differences have increased. And matters regarding his party’s controversial bill have been settled.
The JUI-F senator said that the gazette notification of the madrasa registration act passed in light of the 26th constitutional amendment is likely to be issued in the next two days. Geo News.
His comments came at a time when the government, after a meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, had reportedly called on the “Ittihad Sargan Madras Deeniya (ITM)” regarding the controversial madrassa registration bill. D) accepted all the demands”.
The controversial Madrassa Bill, which has already been passed by both houses of Parliament, became a bone of contention between the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F (JUI-F) and the government.
Its implementation was part of an agreement between the government and the religious-political party to support the 26th Amendment, Fazal said earlier.
After the approval of the parliament, the bill now needs the President’s assent to become a law, but President Asif Ali Zardari returned the bill citing legal objections. According to the constitution, after the President refuses to sign the bill, it must be presented before the joint session.
Article 75 (2) of the Constitution of Pakistan states: “When the President returns a bill to the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament), the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) shall reconsider it in joint session and, if Re-approved by the Shura (Parliament), with or without amendment, by a majority vote of the members of both Houses, shall be deemed to be the purposes of the Constitution from have been approved and shall be placed before the President, and the President shall give his assent within ten days, failing which such assent shall be deemed to have been given.”
The new bill amends the existing procedure for registration of madrasas with the Ministry of Education, requiring institutions to be affiliated to the Ministry of Industry instead of affiliation.
Addressing. Geo News Today Senator Murtaza said that I and the Minister of Law and Justice Azam Nazir Tarar have finalized the draft legislation. After the notification is issued, the matter will be completely resolved.
Asked about the objections raised by Pakistan Ulama Council (PUC) chairman Allama Tahir Ashrafi, the JUI(F) senator said that it has been decided that the act will finally include another Will be modified.
“In the new amendment, registration with the Ministry of Education or Madrasahs under the Society Registration Act will be discretionary,” he said, adding that the move would meet the demands of all factions of Madrasahs.
‘Madrasa Act may lead to ban on FATF, GSP Plus’
According to sources, the President raised eight objections to the Societies Registration (Amendment) Bill, 2024, under which madrasas will be registered.
President Zardari expressed fear that if the Madrasah Bill becomes law, Madrasahs will be registered under the Societies Act, resulting in financial action. Task Force (FATF), Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) and other sanctions may be imposed. on the country.
He highlighted the potential conflict of interest arising from the registration process and raised concerns about possible negative consequences for Pakistan’s international standing and internal stability.
According to the objections, the registration of religious madrasas under the law will spread sectarianism and the establishment of many madrasas in the same society will worsen the law and order situation. The president objected that there was a contradiction in the definition of madrassa in various clauses of the new bill.
He objected that by registering madrasas as societies, they could be used for purposes other than education. There was a discrepancy in the definition of Madrasahs in various clauses of the Bill.
Registration of Madrasahs in the society will lead to conflict of interest and such conflict of interest will also lead to international criticism while approval of the bill may change the opinion and classification of FATF and other international organizations. The President of Pakistan objected and said.
The President suggested to the members of the assembly that international issues should be taken into consideration while drafting the bill related to Madrasahs.