Pakistan closes more than 2000 radical schools

Pakistani officials announced the closure of more than 2000 unauthorized schools that disseminate radical ideology in Sind, Pakistan.

Pakistani officials announced the closure of more than 2000 unauthorized schools that disseminate radical ideology in Sind, Pakistan.

According to Pakistani official statistics, there are more than ten thousand unauthorized schools including more than a million students with 818 foreigners, in Sind province only.

According to a local official, the project of monitoring radical schools was not approved due to radical groups’ intervention and even though a number of local officials supported the project.