 PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani said on Sunday that Ulema-e-DeobandÂ’s sacrifices for the promotion of IslamÂ’s supremacy, Islamic teachings and the elimination of slavery would always be remembered.
While addressing the second session of the Asser-e-Malta Conference at the Darul Uloom Islamia Arabia in Shergarh, Mardan, he said that due to the sacrifices of great Muslim leaders, the West felt intimidated by the Muslim world and considered Islam a threat to their existence.
| I don't think "intimidated" is the word I'd have used. A rabid dog doesn't "intimidate" you, it makes you reach for your gun. |
The chief of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) and the National Assembly (NA) opposition leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman, senators, MNAs, MPAs, provincial ministers, ulema and JUI leaders were also present.
| I'll betcha they ate that little bit of Islamic self-congratulation right up, too... |
“Today’s congregation is a testimony to the fact that the followers of the Ulema-e-Deoband existed and furthered the cause of promoting Islamic teachings,” said the chief minister.
| Durrani, keep in mind, is chief minister of NWFP, where North and South Wazoo are now under the control of locally grown Taliban. |
He said that the heroes of the freedom movement, whose stories of bravery had been evoked in the conference, were still alive and the followers of Maulana Aziz Gul would continue fighting against imperialist forces.
| Arabs aren't "imperialist," of course, except in the literal sense... |
“Not only the people of Mardan, but the people of the entire province expressed their confidence in the MMA during the recent elections,” he said. He said that it was the government’s responsibility to eradicate vulgarity from society, for which he stressed joint efforts between the government and the public.
| That's what those Talibs are for, to eradicate vulgarity from society by eradicating the vulgar. And they get to define what's vulgar. |
“Those violating government rules will be taken to task and the concerned SP and other officials will be taken to task for any type of unlawful incident, including gambling or displays of vulgarity,” said Durrani.
| But not for chopping people's heads off. That's just a quaint local custom. |
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