This document discusses madrasa education in Pakistan. It defines madrasas as religious educational institutions that impart religious education through their own curriculum rather than one prescribed by the Ministry of Education. It outlines the different types of madrasas in Pakistan and notes that the number of madrasas has increased significantly from around 5,000 in 1947 to over 30,000 in 2015. The document also discusses various madrasa reform initiatives under Musharraf and Zia-ul-Haq and calls for further mainstreaming of madrasas through registration, monitoring, incorporating secular subjects into the curriculum, and improving employability of graduates.