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| Hizbul commanders join the purged |
| 2002-05-10 |
| On Thursday, four members of the Hizbul Mujahideen's central command council decided to distance themselves from Islamabad by joining commander Abdul Majid Dar, who was expelled from the outfit. Shamsher Khan, Majid Jehangir, Riaz Gilani Rasool and Khalid Saifullah - the four CCC members - met at a secret location and threw in their lot with Majid Dar. "He claimed all the Hizb cadres and commanders had full faith in the leadership of Syed Salahuddin, the supreme commander." Maybe not that full. Or all the cadres. Sources say these leaders have been frustrated by the way the ISI has manipulated Hizb supremo Syed Salahuddin, who is based in Rawalpindi. Some of them even want to come overground and contest elections in J&K. "People are saying that they have had enough of leaders living in air-conditioned comfort in Islamabad and Muzaffarabad. They said they want peace," a diplomat said. Like to get a little air-conditioning themselves, huh? Sure hope their cars don't explode or something. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |