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A Pakistani religious seminary teacher, Masroor Ahmed gives religious education to his students in a seminar in Multan, Pakistan on Sunday 05 October 2003. According to official data, there are around 9 thousand religious seminars in the country where children get religious education from more than 82 thousand religious teachers despite the pressure by the US government to close down these religious seminaries in the country. October 05 was also observed as World Teachers Day. EPA/STR