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| India-Pakistan |
| Killing of army men condemned |
| 2002-06-27 |
| Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Qazi Hussain Ahmad has condemned the reported skirmishes between Al-Qaeda people and Jawans of Pakistan Army in Waziristan which claimed ten lives on the part of Pakistan army. "We are against any kind of armed resistance against the armed forces of Pakistan," he maintained adding that the unpleasant episode of killings on the part of Pakistan army resulted from the imprudent policies of the government. He warned that the enemy was set for effecting clash between the people of Pakistan and its armed forces. Qazi Sahib appealed for calmness and sanity as any backlash may help flourish the enemy plans to create unrest in the country. Loosely translated from the original Urdu, Qazi actually said: "ARE YOU GUYS OUTTA YER BLEEPIN' MINDS?" Picking an actual fight with the army — the guys with the heavy artillery, remember — is a fine way for certain Holy Men providing not-so-covert backing to the guys with the light artillery to wake up one morning to find their madrassahs surrounded by large men with moustachios of tetchy temper. This would not be a Good Thing, regardless of the number of street riots other, surviving, Holy Men might organize in fond remembrance. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 Qazi ain't no Gandhi. He was jailed from Nov 3, 2001 until Feb 27, 2002 for breach of release conditions that were imposed after he was charged for inciting violence against the Indian PM. For those who do not know: both the Islamic Society of North America and the Muslim Students Association are dependent wings of Qazi's Jamaat-i-Islami. |
| Posted by: RG Fulton 2002-06-27 16:44:40 |