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| Shia lady doctor killed in DG Khan |
| 2004-06-07 |
| Renowned gynaecologist Dr Suraiya Nisar, proprietor of Al-Zohra Hospital in Dera Ghazi Khan, was shot dead by two unidentified men at her hospital on Sunday. One of the men stayed at the hospitalâs gate while the second man went inside, asked for her and shot her dead when she came to meet him. Her brotherâs driver, Muhammad Ibrahim, was shot and injured when he tried to catch the attacker. âI am confident that it was a sectarian killing because we have been receiving death threats for some time,â the deceased gynaecologistâs brother, Dr Iftikhar Hussain, said. Police said, âA terrorist attack canât be ruled out.â |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #14 Quite a "parallel" NMM. How about the parallel between fascist, anti-free speech, thug-run kill-the-Republicans-and-the Jews ANSWER rallies and Nuremberg 1938? You're comfortable at the one now and you'd have been comfortable at the other then... |
| Posted by: RMcLeod 2004-06-08 12:49:54 AM |
| #13 Good point Rex--and don't forget the Christian nutz right here in the US who oppose birth control--and uhh yeah...didn't they kill a few doctors too? Religious extremism in Islam certainly has it's parallel with the Christian Operation Rescue nutz |
| Posted by: Not Mike Moore 2004-06-07 10:03:45 PM |
| #12 This tactic of killing doctors is taking place across the jihadi range of operation, from the Phillipines to Algeria. It reminds me of Pol Pot and his campaign against anyone touched by the western taint. Mao propagated that brand of fanaticism as well. |
| Posted by: Anonymous5153 2004-06-07 2:12:54 PM |
| #11 Frank's right--and don't forget the baby ducks! You can usually get five or six of them on a bayonet. *ahem* um...or so I've been told. |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-06-07 2:04:14 PM |
| #10 Also, I'm wondering if the good gynaecologist lady doctor...perhaps...on occasion...handed out birth control pills...or perhaps...on occasion...performed abortions??? Those actions would not be approved by Allah. |
| Posted by: rex 2004-06-07 12:42:50 PM |
| #9 Antisense forgot the obligatory slam at the Joooos and their illegal occupation, as well as the millions of civilians and babies we've bayonetted in Iraq to do a really good Antiwar parody |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-06-07 11:04:17 AM |
| #8 "Antisense" is likely parodying "Antiwar", so read that comment as sarcasm--and well done sarcasm at that! |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-06-07 10:48:31 AM |
| #7 Eliminating these vermin is a difficult problem. Look at the problem of gangs in our own country. |
| Posted by: virginian 2004-06-07 9:36:49 AM |
| #6 Antisense,I sincerly hope you are being sarcastic.Otherwise your need to change your handle to proidiocy.These a#$holes need to be exterminated like any other disease carrying insect. |
| Posted by: Raptor 2004-06-07 8:20:35 AM |
| #5 AP Dera Ghazi Khan is in Pakistan's Punjab province The Deobandis have been targetting Shia doctors for years, they've killed dozens of them, since doctors are such a widely respected and priveleged group, they make excellent targets. |
| Posted by: Paul Moloney 2004-06-07 7:46:08 AM |
| #4 Probably came from disadvantaged backgrounds... Exactly, this excuse and all of the other idiotic liberal/socialist/communist causes of terrorism. Kill em, Kill em all before they get their chance at us. Thank God for men of some moral clarity such as Reagan and Bush. Even with their faults and weaknesses, can you imagine a Gore or Kerry or Clinton or Carter leading this country at this time?? |
| Posted by: Constitutional Individualist 2004-06-07 6:44:33 AM |
| #3 It's a different culture! There's no such things as 'good guys' and 'bad guys'; don't be simplistic. She was surely provoking them too, in nuanced ways. They felt humiliated' by her presence and achievements. I'm sure they had perfectly honourable motivations. Probably came from disadvantaged backgrounds... |
| Posted by: Antisense 2004-06-07 4:54:37 AM |
| #2 I really don't get it. Here is a woman physician taking care of women, not harming anyone, not mingling with the men -- and they gun her down. I'm with AP -- the obstetrician delivering these sick f**ks applied the forceps too firmly at precisely the wrong time. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2004-06-07 1:21:01 AM |
| #1 This is really sickening. Here is a women who dedicated her life to healing, and was gunned down like a dog. These jihadis are not wired right. They are not fixable. They and their imams who prime them with this crap must be erased before Afghanistan can crawl out of the hole it has dug for itself. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-06-07 12:27:41 AM |