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The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka
The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an
independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores...
amir
Syed Munawar Hassan... The funny-looking Amir of the Pak Jamaat-e-Islami. He joined the National Students Federation (NSF), a lefty student body, and was elected its President in 1959. He came into contact with the Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba (IJT) Pakistan and studied the writings of Mawlana Syed Abul Ala Maududi,
The Great Apostasizer.As a result, he joined IJT in 1960 and soon he was elected as President of its University of Karachi Unit and member of the Central Executive Council. He was Assistant Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistain in 1992-93, and became Secretary General in 1993. After years of holding Qazi's camel he was named Amir when the old man stepped down in 2009...
has said that the government has done nothing to reduce electricity shortfall during its last four-year rule and his party would soon launch a countrywide protest against loadshedding.
He was talking to media persons after offering condolences in a meeting with the family of a local JI leader here on Thursday. He said that the country had been facing problems in every sector of life due to bad governance of the rulers. Mr Hassan said that his party wanted the institutions to be strengthened so that the country could be put on path of progress.
Answering a question, he said that it seemed that the rulers had decided to restore NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all....
supply via Torkham. "We have made it clear that the NATO supply would not be allowed at any cost because the US has been indulging in violation of Pakistain's illusory sovereignty," he said.
The JI amir reiterated that after his conviction Primer Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani
... Pakistain's erstwhile current prime minister, whose occasional feats of mental gymnastics can be awe-inspiring ...
should step down, as he was morally bound to do so. Any delay in this regard is unacceptable, he added. He said that the PPP-led government had not only failed to implement the apex court verdict, but they also violated the principles and norms of governance. He said that the JI had been working for the supremacy of judiciary.