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Jail Madrassa

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “religious seminary being used as a faith-based religious center for rehabilitation of drug addicts”. Today it says “religious seminary in karachi”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Madrasa in Karachi, Pakistan”. It now reads “Religious seminary in Karachi, Pakistan”.
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The opening as it read in 2025

Jail Madrassa is a religious seminary in Karachi , Pakistan that was used as a faith-based religious center for rehabilitation of drug addicts , juvenile criminals , and religious training for a fee. This seminary came into limelight due to its brutal treatment of students for chaining, beatings, lashes, and deprival of food like in a torture chamber . Apparently, parents voluntarily paid for their children to attend 'Jail madrassa' to morphe themselves from the addiction of drugs or for the crimes, children have committed.

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “religious seminary being used as a faith-based religious center for rehabilitation of drug addicts”. Today it says “religious seminary in karachi”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Madrasa in Karachi, Pakistan”. It now reads “Religious seminary in Karachi, Pakistan”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

religious seminary being used as a faith-based religious center for rehabilitation of drug addicts

Now

religious seminary in karachi

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