A DECISION by an Islamic seminary for women to name its library after former al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has caused a controversy in Pakistan's capital.
Maulana Abdul Aziz of the Red Mosque, known for its alleged links to militant groups, renamed the school's existing library Maktbah Usama bin Laden Shaheed - Urdu for Osama bin Laden, the martyr.
Aziz said the main objective of the initiative was to show "respect" for bin Laden.
"He is our hero, and we do not care if the world calls him a terrorist," the cleric said.
The library is situated in the centre of Islamabad, about half a kilometre from the headquarters of Pakistan's intelligence agency, which has been accused of protecting the former al-Qaeda chief before he was killed by the US military in 2011 during a raid in Pakistan.
Commentators have referred to the renaming of the library as inappropriate and have branded it an embarrassment for the government and its security institutions, which have come under fire for failing to curb the activities of extremist groups.
"It is a huge embarrassment," security expert Hasan Askari Rizvi said.
"It shows that the government is confused, and it does not have a clear policy towards the groups who cherish al-Qaeda ideology."
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