Madrassa Education and Fundamentalism in Pakistan

 The western media has linked most of the madrassas in Pakistan with violence and terrorism. It is also considered by some people as a network of security for the people who are deprived. Social services are not provided to them by the state. The present paper seeks to find out whether Madrassa education in Pakistan has the ability in social, economic and political development of the state and what kinds of reforms are required in this direction. Additionally, the current madris in Pakistan are sometimes believed to be the nurseries, nurturing religious extremism. Nevertheless, the main aim behind the development of madrassas is to pursue basic Islamic awareness is not known. The teachers of madrassas are contented with the curriculum of madrassa as far as its main aims are concerned. The system of madrassa education is not preparing alumnae to contest in the current economic market. The paper shows that the system of education of madaris in Pakistan has always been peace loving. It is prejudicially accused of extremism. Therefore the main objective of this research is to comprehend the changing pattern of madris and the role of the Pakistani government to remodel them.