Actually no. Firstly, the mullahs don't have any direct control over the state. They can only influence decision making a little through their followers and limited participation in the assemblies etc.
It'd work the other way around. The major religious parties that currently support democracy because they're part of the system will oppose it if it's secularized. And they would still be able to declare democracy illegal, the only difference would be that we'd have even the more mainstream religious parties doing so. We can't stop them from declaring things, not without killing them.
Definitely. They will never taste ''power'' in the first place. The only ''power'' scholars have, even now, is through their followers, most of which they would lose if they decided to take a 180 degree turn.
I'm not sure what you think the system is in Pakistan, but the scholars or mullahs never have any direct power like Zia ul Haq did. Not even close. At most the religious parties make up a few percent of the electorate and this gives them some seats in the assemblies. They can also influence legislation through the CII, but no one takes it seriously.
Yes. In Islam, apostasy is not punishable. But don't expect it to be encouraged.
Apostasy is Punishable by Death - Javed Ahmad Ghamidi
If the point was to avoid religious studies, simply talking to a teacher or the school administration would work.
You need to put things into perspective. Half the parents you're talking about would rather have their kids study in a madrassa for a few hours and work or beg on the streets for the rest of the time than spend too long in school.
The idea of making ''it'' part of the curriculum in this way was never foisted by the ulema. There are major fundamental differences in my suggestion and theirs.
Likewise.
Completely irrelevant. Nowhere does it speak of religious education. Political views being ''distorted'' has nothing to do with this topic.
