Rescue from seminary

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Updated On Dec 13, 2011 07:12 pm IST

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Chained Pakistani students sit in a police vehicle after being rescued following a police raid on Madrassa Zakarya in Karachi. Pakistani police rescued 45 students found chained in the basement during a raid on an Islamic seminary in the southern port city of Karachi, police said. Some Islamic schools in Pakistan are accused of training militants and supporting violent extremist groups, with some dispatching fighters to neighbouring Afghanistan. AFP PHOTO / ASIF HASSAN

Updated on Dec 13, 2011 07:12 pm IST

Chained Pakistani students sit in a police vehicle after being rescued following a police raid on Madrassa Zakarya in Karachi. Pakistani police rescued 45 students found chained in the basement during a raid on an Islamic seminary in the southern port city of Karachi, police said. Some Islamic schools in Pakistan are accused of training militants and supporting violent extremist groups, with some dispatching fighters to neighbouring Afghanistan. AFP PHOTO / ASIF HASSAN

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A Pakistani policeman searches a basement of Madrassa Zakarya in Karachi. Pakistani police rescued 45 students found chained in the basement during a raid on an Islamic seminary in the southern port city of Karachi, police said. According to government records, there are at least 15,148 seminaries in Pakistan with more than two million students -- around five percent of the 34 million children in formal education. AFP PHOTO / ASIF HASSAN

Updated on Dec 13, 2011 07:12 pm IST

A Pakistani policeman searches a basement of Madrassa Zakarya in Karachi. Pakistani police rescued 45 students found chained in the basement during a raid on an Islamic seminary in the southern port city of Karachi, police said. According to government records, there are at least 15,148 seminaries in Pakistan with more than two million students -- around five percent of the 34 million children in formal education. AFP PHOTO / ASIF HASSAN

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Chained Pakistani students sit in a police vehicle after being rescued during a police raid on a Madrassa Zakarya in Karachi. Pakistani police rescued 45 students found chained in the basement during a raid on an Islamic seminary in the southern port city of Karachi, police said. According to government records, there are at least 15,148 seminaries in Pakistan with more than two million students -- around five percent of the 34 million children in formal education. AFP PHOTO / ASIF HASSAN

Updated on Dec 13, 2011 07:12 pm IST

Chained Pakistani students sit in a police vehicle after being rescued during a police raid on a Madrassa Zakarya in Karachi. Pakistani police rescued 45 students found chained in the basement during a raid on an Islamic seminary in the southern port city of Karachi, police said. According to government records, there are at least 15,148 seminaries in Pakistan with more than two million students -- around five percent of the 34 million children in formal education. AFP PHOTO / ASIF HASSAN

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A young student cries after being rescued following a police raid on Madrassa Zakarya in Karachi. Pakistani police rescued 45 students found chained in the basement during a raid on an Islamic seminary in the southern port city of Karachi, police said. According to government records, there are at least 15,148 seminaries in Pakistan with more than two million students -- around five percent of the 34 million children in formal education. AFP PHOTO / ASIF HASSAN

Updated on Dec 13, 2011 07:12 pm IST

A young student cries after being rescued following a police raid on Madrassa Zakarya in Karachi. Pakistani police rescued 45 students found chained in the basement during a raid on an Islamic seminary in the southern port city of Karachi, police said. According to government records, there are at least 15,148 seminaries in Pakistan with more than two million students -- around five percent of the 34 million children in formal education. AFP PHOTO / ASIF HASSAN

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Rescued Pakistani students sit in a police vehicle following a police raid on Madrassa Zakarya in Karachi. Pakistani police rescued 45 students found chained in the basement during a raid on an Islamic seminary in the southern port city of Karachi, police said. According to government records, there are at least 15,148 seminaries in Pakistan with more than two million students -- around five percent of the 34 million children in formal education. AFP PHOTO/ASIF HASSAN

Updated on Dec 13, 2011 07:12 pm IST

Rescued Pakistani students sit in a police vehicle following a police raid on Madrassa Zakarya in Karachi. Pakistani police rescued 45 students found chained in the basement during a raid on an Islamic seminary in the southern port city of Karachi, police said. According to government records, there are at least 15,148 seminaries in Pakistan with more than two million students -- around five percent of the 34 million children in formal education. AFP PHOTO/ASIF HASSAN

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Pakistani policemen search a basement of Madrassa Zakarya in Karachi. Pakistani police rescued 45 students found chained in the basement during a raid on an Islamic seminary in the southern port city of Karachi, police said. According to government records, there are at least 15,148 seminaries in Pakistan with more than two million students -- around five percent of the 34 million children in formal education. AFP PHOTO/ASIF HASSAN

Updated on Dec 13, 2011 07:12 pm IST

Pakistani policemen search a basement of Madrassa Zakarya in Karachi. Pakistani police rescued 45 students found chained in the basement during a raid on an Islamic seminary in the southern port city of Karachi, police said. According to government records, there are at least 15,148 seminaries in Pakistan with more than two million students -- around five percent of the 34 million children in formal education. AFP PHOTO/ASIF HASSAN

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Young rescued Pakistani students carry their belongings as they leave from Madrassa Zakarya following a police raid in Karachi. Pakistani police rescued 45 students found chained in the basement during a raid late on an Islamic seminary in the southern port city of Karachi, police said. According to government records, there are at least 15,148 seminaries in Pakistan with more than two million students -- around five percent of the 34 million children in formal education. AFP PHOTO / ASIF HASSAN

Updated on Dec 13, 2011 07:12 pm IST

Young rescued Pakistani students carry their belongings as they leave from Madrassa Zakarya following a police raid in Karachi. Pakistani police rescued 45 students found chained in the basement during a raid late on an Islamic seminary in the southern port city of Karachi, police said. According to government records, there are at least 15,148 seminaries in Pakistan with more than two million students -- around five percent of the 34 million children in formal education. AFP PHOTO / ASIF HASSAN

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Rescued Pakistani students sit in a police vehicle following a police raid on Madrassa Zakarya in Karachi. Pakistani police rescued 45 students found chained in the basement during a raid on an Islamic seminary in the southern port city of Karachi, police said. According to government records, there are at least 15,148 seminaries in Pakistan with more than two million students -- around five percent of the 34 million children in formal education. AFP PHOTO / ASIF

Updated on Dec 13, 2011 07:12 pm IST

Rescued Pakistani students sit in a police vehicle following a police raid on Madrassa Zakarya in Karachi. Pakistani police rescued 45 students found chained in the basement during a raid on an Islamic seminary in the southern port city of Karachi, police said. According to government records, there are at least 15,148 seminaries in Pakistan with more than two million students -- around five percent of the 34 million children in formal education. AFP PHOTO / ASIF

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Young Pakistani students sit a room after being rescued following a police raid on Madrassa Zakarya in Karachi. Pakistani police rescued 45 students found chained in the basement during a raid late on an Islamic seminary in the southern port city of Karachi, police said. According to government records, there are at least 15,148 seminaries in Pakistan with more than two million students -- around five percent of the 34 million children in formal education. AFP PHOTO / ASIF HASSAN

Updated on Dec 13, 2011 07:12 pm IST

Young Pakistani students sit a room after being rescued following a police raid on Madrassa Zakarya in Karachi. Pakistani police rescued 45 students found chained in the basement during a raid late on an Islamic seminary in the southern port city of Karachi, police said. According to government records, there are at least 15,148 seminaries in Pakistan with more than two million students -- around five percent of the 34 million children in formal education. AFP PHOTO / ASIF HASSAN

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Rescued Pakistani students sit in a police vehicle following a police raid on Madrassa Zakarya in Karachi. Pakistani police rescued 45 students found chained in the basement during a raid late on an Islamic seminary in the southern port city of Karachi, police said. Some Islamic schools in Pakistan are accused of training militants and supporting violent extremist groups, with some dispatching fighters to neighbouring Afghanistan. AFP PHOTO / ASIF HASSAN

Updated on Dec 13, 2011 07:12 pm IST

Rescued Pakistani students sit in a police vehicle following a police raid on Madrassa Zakarya in Karachi. Pakistani police rescued 45 students found chained in the basement during a raid late on an Islamic seminary in the southern port city of Karachi, police said. Some Islamic schools in Pakistan are accused of training militants and supporting violent extremist groups, with some dispatching fighters to neighbouring Afghanistan. AFP PHOTO / ASIF HASSAN

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