M. Sarmad
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As per SPDC report (2003) , 70 % of Madrassas are run by Deobandi sect affiliated with Wafaq-ul-Madaris Al-Arabia (one of the five madrassah boards in Pakistan) despite the fact that Deobandis make up less than 10 % of Pakistan's (total) population. Shia on the other hand, while almost same in number as Deoband, run no more than 6 % of Madrassas in Pakistan. This however is not independent of the fact that Pakistani Shia are comparatively a rich and strong community. Research done by the Pakistan based Social Policy and Development Center (SPDC) revealed that only 6% of madrassa students cite religious reasons for attending madrassas, while 89% cited economic reasons (The State of education Report, 2002-03, SPDC, 2003, p.161).
But as for "foreign influence", 82% of those belonging to Deobandi Madrassas see the Taliban as a model for Islamizing Pakistan as per survey compared to 90% of those studying in Shia Madrassas who see Iran as their role model. (Ali, 2010) ... In other words, Iranian influence on Pakistani Shia is stronger than Saudi influence on Pakistani Deoband/hardliners ... So, my friend, it's not as simple as you are trying to present here.
As per SPDC report (2003) , 70 % of Madrassas are run by Deobandi sect affiliated with Wafaq-ul-Madaris Al-Arabia (one of the five madrassah boards in Pakistan) despite the fact that Deobandis make up less than 10 % of Pakistan's (total) population. Shia on the other hand, while almost same in number as Deoband, run no more than 6 % of Madrassas in Pakistan. This however is not independent of the fact that Pakistani Shia are comparatively a rich and strong community. Research done by the Pakistan based Social Policy and Development Center (SPDC) revealed that only 6% of madrassa students cite religious reasons for attending madrassas, while 89% cited economic reasons (The State of education Report, 2002-03, SPDC, 2003, p.161).
But as for "foreign influence", 82% of those belonging to Deobandi Madrassas see the Taliban as a model for Islamizing Pakistan as per survey compared to 90% of those studying in Shia Madrassas who see Iran as their role model. (Ali, 2010) ... In other words, Iranian influence on Pakistani Shia is stronger than Saudi influence on Pakistani Deoband/hardliners ... So, my friend, it's not as simple as you are trying to present here.