It is an undeniable fact that seminaries were established in large numbers and with an unprecedented speed in Balochistan and elsewhere in the country for political reasons. Americans and the Arab countries were on the forefront in providing unlimited funds and resources after the Red Army contingents from the defunct Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and occupied it for strategic reasons. Huge concrete buildings of seminaries with big hostel facilities were built in remotest corners of Balochistan where the State failed to provide drinking water and other basic amenities to its population. The idea behind establishing seminaries was that Islam, mainly the functional Islam, can provide an in-built resistance to Communism and particularly its southward push towards this region. The inflow of funds to the seminaries stopped when the Soviet forces left Afghanistan following a belief that Afghan forces and Government are strong enough to defend against the Mujahideen foot soldiers. However, the seminaries continue to get funds from unknown sources and the Government of Pakistan failed to take the people into confidence on this issue. Presumably it is not part of the terror financing and that is why the Government is keeping mum. When we compare the facilities provided by the Government and the religious seminaries to the students, there is a marked difference in such services to the students. The Government at the Centres and Provinces are spending more than hundred billion annually on the educational institutions, the services are far better at the seminaries where education with boarding and lodging is free. In addition to it, some of the seminaries are provide cloth and pocket money to the students. From where these billions are coming for the seminaries in Balochistan and elsewhere in Pakistan and the Government will have to explain it or allow an audit of the accounts of seminaries from a totally independent source.

Seminaries were established by some prayer leaders and religious parties and they are out to defend it at all cost even hurling threats to the elected Government of Sindh for daring to register and regulate seminaries in Sindh, if not elsewhere in Pakistan. It seems that religious parties and some religious leaders had developed vested interests by retaining the constituency using it as a lever of political influence. It should not be permitted to use seminaries for political purposes and the political parties should be barred from use such institutions.  Thousands of students are always ready to join the rally of the religious leaders and the religious political parties demonstrating their political weight and influence. On this basis, they were found bargaining with the Government of the day or keeping pressure to remain on the Government side seeking seats on the Treasury benches in the Parliament. The hell had fallen that Ulema are out of the Balochistan Government after two decades and they are not enjoying perks and privileges during this constitutional tenure. The so called Ulema were found in deep shock to this date finding pretext to seek a seat in the Balochistan Government after succeeding at the Centre. However, we are opposed to parallel system of education in Pakistan as a whole demanding that there should be a single and unified system of education for the entire country. However, the Missionary schools should be spared as millions of Muslim students had studied in those institutions and they had no complaint.  There are very few Missionary Schools and they can be spared. There should be no parallel system of education and the Government should take full responsibility to provide better and quality education to all students in all parts of Pakistan without any discrimination. There should be no English or Arabic educational institutions in private sector and the Balochistan Government should ban commercialization of education at all cost.