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India-Pakistan

More than 50 clerics warn govt not to further restrictions on prayer congregations

2020-04-14

[DAWN] Senior holy mans of Wafaqul Madaris al Arabia warned the government on Monday not to further the restrictions on congregations in mosques, which have been imposed to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)

coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)

...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
Despite the government's pleas to observe social distancing, more than 53 senior holy mans of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, belonging to the Wafaqul Madaris al Arabia, held a meeting in Jamia Darul Uloom Zakria, Tarnol, Islamabad to discuss the matter. The meeting was attended by senior holy mans representing various seminaries, banned groups, proscribed persons and political and non-political parties.

The holy mans' warning has been issued before the government could come up with a plan to curb the spread of the disease during the holy month of Ramazan.

After much deliberation and meetings with religious leaders, the government has banned prayer congregations of more than five people as part of measures imposed to curb Covid-19.

A video clip released by them today showed holy mans belonging to various political and non-political organizations including Jamaat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), Aalmi Tanzeem Khatam-e-Nabuwat, seminaries such as Taleem ul Koran Raja Bazar and proscribed persons including a representative of banned group Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat
...which is the false nose and plastic mustache of the murderous banned extremist group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistain, whatcha might call the political wing of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi...
, sitting in close proximity of each other.

Announcing the decision, Pir Azizur Rahman Hazarvi, president of the Jamia Darul Uloom Zakaria, Islamabad and patron of JUI-F Islamabad said: "The senior holy mans have noted that all efforts will be made to avoid clash and confrontations with the government and the state institutions."

Posted by:Fred

#11 Better phlegmatic than sanguin(ary)

Posted by: Lex 2020-04-14 14:58

#10 In Pakistan, more people recover than die. In Sweden and Holland it's the other way around.

The Swedes are more phlegmatic, as we know.
Perhaps they only seek medical attention when they are already mostly dead.

Posted by: SteveS 2020-04-14 14:56

#9 /\ Different topic. I was referencing Affirmative Action, not CV.

Posted by: Besoeker 2020-04-14 14:34

#8 ^So, how you explain such high death to recovery rate, ou rooinek?

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-14 14:32

#7 Ref #5: Swedes practiced affirmative action in med school admissions too long and too assiduously.

More "assiduously" than the US Gov't? Quite difficult to imagine. Quite difficult indeed.

Posted by: Besoeker 2020-04-14 14:14

#6 Think G hits it on the head. As for the 50 clerics, go for it.

Posted by: Woodrow 2020-04-14 14:04

#5 #3 AC, if you think Pak authorities fudge the relevant stats, compare Sweden to Israel, or Germany, or even USA.
My theory, Swedes practiced affirmative action in med school admissions too long and too assiduously.

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-14 07:27

#4 Recovered cases aren't always reported. For example in Germany this is not mandatory but they do it now, hence the large numbers of recovered cases.

Posted by: European Conservative 2020-04-14 07:18

#3 g(r)om, it's all of a piece with "it's not who votes, it's who counts the votes."

Let's just say that the statistics gathering and reporting about CV has been shady at best.

Posted by: AlanC 2020-04-14 07:09

#2 I still dong get something: In Pakistan, Pakistan, more people recover than die. In Sweden and Holland it's the other way around.

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-14 05:59

#1 They are acquiring herd immunity - except for the ones that die off right away. I see it as generally positive.

Posted by: SteveS 2020-04-14 03:06

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