i just received this in an email. its an article written by one Mohammed Shehzad in The Friday Times June 3 2004 issue. i tried looking it up on the TFT website, but its being updated right now for the new 11 June issue that will be out tomorrow.
i cant believe this. what an ‘honest’ man he is
i think fazlurRehman even exceeds qazi sahibs wisdom…and these apes are hopefuls to the highest office and are actually hell bent on overthrowing any govt to enforce their rule. they run the opposition, only as they are not in power, not because the oppositions role is to keep an eye on the govt and criticize its moves for better performance.
if qazi, who claims to be a religous honest principled man is this way, how moral less are the other politicians who want to rule over us under a ‘democracy’?
read on here it is:
The Friday Times: June 3, 2004
Qazi Sahib is hoist by his own petard
By Mohammad Shehzad
A foreign diplomat put the redoubtable Qazi Hussain Ahmad on the
spot at a social gathering recently when Qazi Sahib tried to give
the ‘listeners in the circle’ an impression that India, Israel and
the US had coerced the Dutch government to ban his entry into
Europe.
"Qazi saheb aap ghalat biyani say kaam lay rahay hain!" [You
are misrepresenting the facts] said the foreigner who spoke fluent
Urdu.
“No conspiracy, but your own thoughtless statements are
responsible for it,” the foreigner said.
“What statements? I am totally innocent,” said Qazi Sahib.
“You are again misrepresenting the facts. Your statements are
not innocuous. They are venomous and hypocritical. You attack the US
and then seek a US visa for your son [Asif Lucman Qazi]. Why did you
send your son to study in an evil environment?”
The diplomat took out a diary from his jacket and started
reading.
"In an interview with Ghazwa, May 6 [Lashkar-e-Taiba’s
publication] you threatened Prince Karim Aga Khan of dire
consequences. You said ‘If Aga Khan tries to interfere in our curriculum, I will make his end miserable. In fact, his end would be
even worse than that of the Ahmadis.’ "
“‘We will oppose Musharraf’s views on blasphemy law and hudood ordinance tooth and nail’, you told Nawa-i-Waqt [May 17],”
the diplomat said.
“‘We will put up vigorous opposition to any efforts aimed at
amending the hudood ordinance or the blasphemy laws. We will not
allow the US agenda to be imposed on the people’, you said it to
Jang,May 18.”
“You said that 'the US and Europe are trying to pervert
Pakistan’s Islamic culture through agents like Musharraf. They want
to introduce incest here. We will fight these conspiracies, 'you
said this to Ummat, May 17. How could you make such an outrageous
allegation? Your country encourages powerful people to gang rape
innocent women. This does not happen in the West.”
“‘The US is the biggest terrorist in the world. The alliance
of Israel and India under the US evil leadership is a worrisome
matter for the Muslim world. The US is acting like a frenzied
elephant. When an elephant becomes frenzied, it is shot. It is time
to shoot the US,’ you said this in Gilgit and it was reported by
Ummat, May 17. Do you want me to further quote you Qazi Sahib?” the
foreigner asked.
Qazi was shocked. ‘I never meant them. These statements were
for the public. Don’t take them so seriously,’ Qazi tried to defend
himself.
‘Now you are admitting that you are a hypocrite. These are so
inflammatory that they could provoke one to kill the Americans and
Europeans. A leader of your stature should be careful. You have to
improve your reputation. Most of your enlightened people recognise
you as the Bal Thakaray of Pakistan. You have created trouble for
yourself, not the US, Israel and India. Khuda Hafiz Qazi Sahib,’ the
foreigner said and left the circle.
Qazi Sahib too took his leave, lest…
That was the second time I saw Qazi Sahib so helpless.
Earlier, he was grilled by Liz Doucet in BBC’s Hardtalk He told Liz
that he had nothing to do with Gulbadin Hekmatyar. But this lasted
only as long as Ms Doucet began reading out his old statements
praising Hekmatyar to the skies.
Our politicians and religious figures do not understand how
seriously the diplomatic community takes their statements. Every
foreign mission maintains a file on every figure that matters. Our
politicians keep forgetting that they can fool the public but not
the diplomatic community.
A highly places source informed TFT it was Qazi Sahib’s
outburst against Prince Karim Aga Khan that played a major role in
blocking his entry into Europe. It is tragic that our politicians
love talking nonsense without realising its consequences.
May 28 - June 03, 2004 - Vol. XVI, No. 14