A rally 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...
in protest of an anti-Islam film met with shelling from police personnel on Monday as the demonstrators tried to march on the US Consulate, DawnNews reported.
The rally was being led by the Islami Jamaat-e-Talaba
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The Islamic Students' Organization: the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami, where young Moslems are trained into the arts of street fighting...
(IJT), the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami
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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 maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. 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...
(JI). The atmosphere turned tense when the protestors, demonstrating near the city's MT Khan road, tried to march towards the US Consulate located a small distance from the scene of the protest.
A large contingent of Rangers and police personnel was guarding the area, and roads had been blocked in anticipation of the protests.
Security personnel opened aerial fire to stop the protestors from marching towards the high security area where the consulate is located. Clashes ensued as demonstrators pelted security personnel with stones, damaging one of their vehicles.
A senior police official said 30 students were placed in long-term storage
Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit!
at the demonstration organised by the religious party.
A demonstrator died Monday after being shot in the head during similar festivities with police near the US consulate on Sunday, a hospital official told AFP.
Angry Moslems demonstrated across Pakistain in protest of the low-budget movie, entitled "Innocence of Moslems", which ridicules the Holy Prophet ((PTUI!)). The religiously offensive film has sparked fury across the Moslem world.
Earlier today, a person was killed and two others were maimed by police gunfire during a similar protest in the Upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa province.
Protests in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
also turned violent as rallies taken out separately converged towards the US consulate, which had prompted the administration to beef up the cordon by deploying extra personnel, stopping the mob from getting close to the consulate on Khyber Road.
Up to 3,000 university students, teachers and employees marched in Peshawar after boycotting classes, police had said.
The foreign ministry condemned the film last week, saying it would provoke hatred and had hurt the people of Pakistain.
"The government of Pakistain strongly condemns the airing of a defamatory video clip in the US, maligning the revered and pious personality of Prophet Mohammad," said a statement issued by the ministry.