Pakistan Plans to Regulate Weekly Sermons to Prevent Extremism
(WorldNews Asia)

As pressure is mounting on Pakistan to do more to curb militancy emanating from parts of its territory, the country is planning to regulate Friday`s sermons at local mosques where mullahs will preach on pre-approved religious topics. The new effort is being touted as a means to tackle the growing problem of extremism that threatens the security of Pakistan and its neighbors. Some preachers, using Friday`s sermons, try to persuade people to embrace jihad in other countries. The initiative is in the form of a 13-point proposal under the National Action Plan, a policy adopted in 2015 to combat...