Re: Musharraf returns
Sorry Pasha sahib, but hurling a shoe at someone is a very uncivilised way of protesting. We should not copycat the Arabs (they seem to be fond of this practice!). Only jaahil people will approve of it. And those Lal Masjid victims were not as innocent (certainly not all of them) as you claim. A mosque is not a place to keep weapons or to promote militancy
Read more:
Siege of Lal Masjid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Since January 2006, Lal Masjid and the adjacent Jamia Hafsa madrasah had been operated by Islamic militants led by two brothers, Maulana Abdul Aziz and Abdul Rashid Ghazi. This organization supported the imposition of Sharia (Islamicreligious law) in Pakistan and **openly called for the overthrow of the Pakistani government, led by its ****PresidentPervez Musharraf. Lal Masjid was in constant conflict with authorities in Islamabad for 18 months prior to the military operation. They engaged in violent demonstrations, destruction of property, kidnapping, arson, and armed clashes with authorities. After Lal Masjid militants set fire to the Ministry of Environment building and attacked the Army Rangers **who guarded it, the military responded, and the siege of the Lal Masjid complex began.”
I disagree only with the timing of the operation. Musharraf should not have waited so long (6 months) and let the problem escalate