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...groups across the nation have embraced the opportunity to mold Pakistan's future politicians. In addition to taking classes on the Koran, members learn how to debate, how to present and defend their views and how to write persuasive proposals. "I.J.T. trains and promotes leadership qualities," says Mumtaz Ahmad Salik, president of the P.U. staff association and a professor of Islamic studies. "When a national political party catches anyone who has been trained by I.J.T., they benefit." Most I.J.T. members who choose to enter politics after graduation go on to join Jamaat-e-Islami or other fundamentalist political groups. Some...
...charges of suspected fraud and mismanagement. Among them are Paul Erdman, the vice chairman and the only American in the group, and Alfred Kaltenbach, deputy chairman. Both were officers of the bank before it was bought by United California last year. Until then, it was known as the Salik Bank and had a reputation for involvement in speculative deals...
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