[Pak Daily Times] 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 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) on Friday staged a protest against the execution of JI leader in Bangladesh, Mullah Abdul Qadir. Several protestors blocked University Road against the killing and demanded Pakistain to expel the Bangladeshi ambassador to his country. Addressing the protestors outside the Bait-ul-Mukarram Mosque in Gulshan-e-Iqbal after Friday prayers, JI Sindh chief Dr Merajul Huda Siddiqui said the so-called war crimes tribunal of Bangladeshi government awarded death penalty to Mullah over fake testimonials.