Geneva: European lawmakers, experts call to suspend Pakistan's GSP+ over human rights abuses
Oct 01, 2025
Delivering the keynote address, European Parliament Member Barbara Bonte warned that the EU's economic incentives had unintentionally strengthened radical religious education in Pakistan. She argued that education, which should serve as the foundation of any society, has been undermined by the proliferation of Islamic schools, or madrasas, many of which have become hubs of religious extremism.