Pakistani seminary furious over U.S. 'terrorist' tag

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By Jibran Ahmed PESHAWAR (Reuters) - Students and teachers at a Pakistani Islamic school designated as a "terrorist training center" by the United States furiously rebutted the charges Wednesday and said they had not had a chance to defend themselves against the accusations. The U.S. Treasury imposed economic sanctions on the Ganj madrassa, or Islamic school, in Peshawar on Tuesday, saying it trained recruits and facilitated funding for al Qaeda, the Taliban and Lashkar-e-Taiba, which is accused by Indian intelligence of masterminding the 2008 Mumbai attacks. The sanctions include a ban on ...




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