ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that with a view to gaining ‘political advantages’ some madressahs are spreading false information about the National Security Policy.

Talking by phone to Muhammad Rafi Usmani, the grand mufti of Pakistan and vice-president of Wifaqul Madaris Al Arabiya, the minister said that such rumours were particularly damaging for the country in the existing atmosphere.

He assured the grand mufti that the government was not planning to launch any operation against madressahs.

“If there is a report about suspicious activities regarding any madressah we will take Wifaqul Madaris into confidence and fulfil all the legal requirements,” he remarked.

He praised the services rendered by ulema and said the government expected them to play a positive role in all important and strategic matters.

The madressahs were imparting religious education even in remote and under-developed parts of the country, he added.

On his part, Mufti Usmani expressed the hope that the ongoing government-Taliban talks would yield positive results. “I pray that may Almighty Allah restore peace in the country as a result of these negotiations,” he said.