ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday clarified that a madrassah in Bahawalpur the Punjab government took over was not the headquarters of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) organization.
He rejected the Indian allegations that the madrassah in Bahawalpur was being used as headquarters of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
In a video message on social media, Chaudhry clarified that the Punjab government took administrative control of Madrassatul Sabir and Jamia-e-Masjid Subhanallah in Bahawalpur in line with the decisions taken during the National Security Council (NSC).
He said that the move was part of the National Action Plan (NAP).
بہاولپور میں مدرسے کو تحویل میں لیے جانے کے حوالے سے وفاقی وزیر اطلاعات @fawadchaudhry کا بیان
پنجاب حکومت کل میڈیا نمائندوں کو اس مدرسے کا دورہ کروائے گیFederal Minister for info @fawadchaudhry on #Bahawalpur Mudrassa issue: pic.twitter.com/XncoPOJdTj
— Fawad Chaudhry (@FawadPTIUpdates) February 22, 2019
“During yesterday’s NSC meeting yesterday it was decided that NAP will be fully implemented. Some steps were taken in this regard yesterday and today the Punjab government took administrative control of a madrassah in Bahawalpur,” the information minister said.
“This is the madrassah that India was doing propaganda over and alleging that it is the headquarters of JeM. Tomorrow, the Punjab government will give media persons a tour of the madrassahs so everyone can see how it is functioning and see the truth for themselves,” he added.
“Around 700 students are studying at the madrassah and the step has nothing to do with the attack in occupied Kashmir,” he clarified.
“NAP is our own security document over which all political parties are in consensus and we are implementing it,” he stressed.
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