Wazoo, the 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) has called upon forces of Evil active in the tribal belt and elsewhere in the country to shun their terrorist activities and instead join the national mainstream.
"I appeal to forces of Evil hailing from tribal areas and other parts of the country to give up the way of getting their demands met at gunpoint and instead use the people's force for joining the mainstream," JI emir Sirajul Haq said after a consultative meeting of the party on the army operation here on Monday.
"It's also need of the hour that they (the bad boys) play their role in protecting lives instead of confronting the state," he emphasised.
Syed Munawwar Hasan, former emir of the JI, became controversial after he declared forces of Evil being killed in festivities with security forces as deaders.
Rejecting the use of force, violence and war both by the state and non-state actors as against wisdom and prudence, Mr Haq said that the Nawaz government should have taken the national leadership and parliament into confidence before going for such a big decision (of army operation).
He called for keeping the talks option open despite the operation and seeking help and cooperation from tribal elders, who had been safeguarding interests of Pakistain since decades.
He said military operations in tribal areas were going on since 2004, but the situation there was becoming more complicated with the passage of time.
Recalling the unanimous mandate the politicianship of the country had given to the government in September last year for holding talks with bad boys, the JI leaders accused the government of not showing sincerity from the outset and that its stance had been like "one step forward and two steps back".