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| Jaish dissident escapes bid on life |
| 2003-10-22 |
| A dissident of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) on Tuesday escaped an armed attack on his life in Sharafabad area when he was entering a mosque to offer Isha prayers. Abdullah Shah Mazhar, who is among 12 commanders of the Khuddamul Islam (KI), as the banned JM is now known, was expelled from the party by the party leader, Maulana Masood Azhar, a few months ago over some differences, was entering Jama Masjid in Sharafabad when two armed men riding a motorcycle pulled up outside the mosque and opened fire. Maulana Mazhar ducked while a police constable, Mazhar, guarding the mosque, fired in the air forcing the men to flee. The police said the constable did not target the armed men due to presence of groups of people at the spot. âYes, Mr Mazhar was attacked at the mosque, but he escaped unhurt,â DIG (Operations) Tariq Jamil told the Daily Times. Mazhar, who has now formed his own group, Al-Furqan, was not available on telephone when this reporter tried to contact him. Maulana Masood Azhar, of the Indian Airlines plane hijacking fame, expelled 12 leaders of the group in June. Abdullah Shah Mazhar and Abdul Jabbar were prominently among those. Apparently the dissidents werenât happy at the millions of rupees being skimmed off the top of the Jaishâs finances by Masood Azhar and his relatives. I donât believe there is any ideological difference between the two. |
| Posted by:Paul Moloney |
| #8 I am not too optimistic, India and Pakistan have held talks 3 times in the past 5 years, but nothing substantial ever comes from it. The Indians will complain about Pakistan's use of Kashmir as a proxy war against them, but say that if the 2 countries put Kashmir on the backburner, they will be able to move forward in other areas. Pakistan will say that they are willing to move forward in other areas, but only after the Kashmir issue has been solved. And that will likely be that until Indian elections next year. |
| Posted by: Paul Moloney 2003-10-22 5:11:58 PM |
| #7 Paul, I don't know much about Pakistan or India but I know who to ask. Newsday has some articles that seem to indicate that India is trying to reach out to Pakistan. Is this real? And is there a chance that India's effort will be met with any reciprocation. Here are the links: Indian Deputy PM to Hold Kashmir Talks and India Offers Plans on Pakistan Relations I don't know whether to be an optimist or a realist. Will Lucy just pull the football away again? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-10-22 3:25:47 PM |
| #6 Yeah Paul thanks for enlightening us on this mystical land. I especially enjoy the Nuggets from the Urdu Press. Always good to hear what "actresses" Bubbli and Billo are up to and how the latest Fuhush Naked Dance riot went. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-10-22 3:03:09 PM |
| #5 Thanks Paul. It is a plus for me to have a regular "go to" place where I can find well-grounded and reasoned commentary on issues of interest to me. |
| Posted by: TerrorHunter4Ever 2003-10-22 10:38:41 AM |
| #4 Paul--I second... um, third... what LH sez. I'm not knowledgeable enough to comment on the situation, but I do appreciate the opportunity to bone up on it. |
| Posted by: Dar 2003-10-22 10:05:15 AM |
| #3 No problem, I always figured that someone might find the background info useful, and then I found Rantburg and it seemed like just the place I was looking for. |
| Posted by: Paul Moloney 2003-10-22 9:45:25 AM |
| #2 Ditto - the number of splinters is daunting. Thx! |
| Posted by: .com 2003-10-22 9:41:00 AM |
| #1 Side note to Paul Thanks for your posts re Pakland politics, groups, etc. I dont often respond, as I simply dont have anything valuable to say. I read them quite avidly though. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2003-10-22 9:20:51 AM |