 The Kashmiri mujahideen should halt their operations now, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) General Secretary Maulana Fazlur Rehman said at a press conference soon after his return from a nine-day visit to India.
| In other news today, Ariel Sharon and Yasser Arafat met for lunch and shared a ham sandwich, the Pope was seen entering a titty bar, and a mass of celebration was held in St. Sheherezade Cathedral in Mecca... |
Fazl made the comment after his attention was drawn to an attack on an Indian army camp in Held Kashmir on Tuesday in which eight soldiers, including a brigadier, were killed and three generals injured.
A previously unknown group called the Al-Shuhda Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack and said it was to protest Fazlâs remarks that the Line of Control (LoC) should be converted into a permanent border.
| The Indos say al Shuhda is Lashkar e-Taiba with false whiskers. I think most of the attacks by "previously unknown groups" are false whisker versions of Lashkar or Jaish e-Mohammad... |
Fazl said the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) condemned the attack and the mujahideen should cease their operations. âDoes that mean Kashmiris should leave jihad?â a reporter asked. A reluctant Fazl replied, âWhy do you want the mujahideen not to leave their guns? Do their lives have no value? Can guns get them their right? The ultimate end of every militant struggle is negotiations and now the Kashmiri mujahideen movements should reach that conclusion. We are striving for a peaceful solution of the issue for them.â
| It still doesn't sound like Fazl. I wonder if something's wrong with him? |
Fazl opened the press conference with the statement that he would not clarify any comments made during his India visit âbecause explanations and clarifications can obscure the visitâs positive impactâ.
| "That's my story and I'm stickin' to it..." |
Mr Ahmad said the JUI delegation would call on Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali on July 26 to present a report of their visit. Earlier, Fazl said, âWe were on a peace mission and we felt people on both sides want peace in the region. We told India that all issues should be resolved through negotiations.â Of his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, Fazl said, âVajpayee admitted that Pakistan was a reality and said he was making his last efforts to bring peace to the region."
| Which could be ominous... |
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