Qazi Hussain Ahmed, acting chief of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), has condemned the ongoing military operation in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and termed it a US conspiracy to pitch the tribesmen against the Pakistan Army to weaken the country.
| Internal dissension, sectarian violence, an incompetent military, an attempt at a parliament that looks more like a side show... I guess Pakland could get weaker, but it would involve surgery. |
Addressing participants on the second day of the three-day tribal jirga at Al-Markaz Islami, the Jamaat-e-Islamiâs provincial secretariat, on Saturday, Mr Ahmad said that the tribesmen living in all seven tribal agencies were patriotic and sincere Pakistanis and had rendered sacrifices for the country. Despite obstacles such as the notorious black law of the Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR), these tribesmen have remained united and loyal to Pakistan but now the ruling military regime is trying to divide them to safeguard US interests in the region, he added. âWe condemn the use of force against the innocent tribesmen and consider it a conspiracy hatched at the behest of America to defame the Pakistan Army. We also want to make it clear that it will have a negative affect on Pakistanâs stability,â said Mr Ahmad.
| ... who has single-handedly managed to have a negative effect on Pakland's stability himself. |
The JI chief said the tribesmen were peace loving and patriotic people and would never compromise on their independent status, but the rulers wanted to keep them suppressed through laws like the FCR. However, he said that the rulers would not succeed.
| If you're independent, that means you're not part of Pakland. If you have your own laws and feel free to ignore any gummint laws that don't please you, you're either not part of the country or you're in rebellion. |
Mr Ahmad welcomed the delegates from all seven agencies and hoped that the discussions held at the jirga would enable them to chalk out a joint strategy in the current situation. Syed Munawar Hasan, central general secretary of the JI, highlighted various aspects of the âso-called war on terrorismâ. He observed that only Muslims were being targeted in the anti-terrorism campaign and no Jew had so far been declared as a terrorist.
| No Jew's hijacked an airliner recently that we've heard of. No Jews have declared jihad against all of Western civilization that we've heard of. |
Mr Hasan criticised the role of the Muslim leadership and said that rulers of all Muslim countries had joined hands with the US and were acting at the behest of American interests. He said that the Muslim community had split into two visible groups due to the policies of their rulers. One group comprises of Muslim rulers who are safeguarding American interests, while the other consists of ordinary Muslims who want an end to American supremacy, he added.
| "Ordinary Muslims like you and... ummm... me, Brethren and Sistern! Pious men! Men with turbans and automatic weapons!" |
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