You have commented 339 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Submit your comments on this article
India-Pakistan
Two mosques demolished in Islamabad over security threat
2007-01-21
Perv's security, not yours or mine.
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad district administration and Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Saturday demolished two mosques near the Islamabad Highway and Murree Road, after intelligence reports indicated they could be used to launch terrorist attacks.

Sources told Daily Times that the intelligence agencies had reported to the Interior Ministry that mosques in green areas near Murre Road and Islamabad Highway could be used by “miscreants” to target Perv VIPs and foreign dignitaries, who use these roads often to travel between the airport and their offices in the capital. There was also a raised threat of terrorist attacks because of Tuesday’s air strike on a suspected militant compound in South Waziristan.

After receiving the intelligence reports, the Interior Ministry ordered the CDA and the district administration to demolish these mosques.

Over 300 religious leaders condemned the demolition of the mosques and alleged that the government had done so to appease the US and European countries. The clerics called an emergency meeting on this issue at Madni Mosque on Murree Road, at which Maulana Abdul Rauf and Qari Saeedur Rehman said the religious parties would seethe protest the demolitions on Wednesday.
Posted by:Steve White

#2  Vow! Expect world-wide Muslem protests in 5..4..3
Posted by: gromgoru   2007-01-21 05:47  

#1  It's a start, demolish some more, they are dens where dangerous snakes are reared.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2007-01-21 03:03  

00:00