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| India-Pakistan |
| JI holds provincewide protest over Nato supply |
| 2012-03-25 |
| [Dawn] The Sindh chapter of Jamaat-e-Islami ... The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independentbranch there since 1975. It close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... on Friday organised province-wide demonstrations and rallies against the government`s reported intention to reopen supply routes for NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... troops stationed in Afghanistan. Participants in the rallies held in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It may be the largest city in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... , Hyderabad Jacobabad, Larkana, Mirpurkhas, Tando Adam and other towns slammed the continued US drone attacks on Pak soil and a heavy loss of civilian life in these attacks. The protesters also condemned the attack on the Salala checkpost of the Pakistain Army, and demanded that NATO supply routes be permanently closed. |
| Posted by:Fred |