i dont get u guys...fact is this harami was responsible for innocent shia killings..if it was up to him he would have done what hindus did in gujurat
like imdad said...u dont see shias target killing doctors, lawyers, engineers, police officers..i didnt see it in any news anyway...these morons become MP's instead of getting hanged..so they can plan more killing
Again, in ire and anger, you are losing the terrible aftermath of this tragedy. Killings such as these will further perpetuate this cycle of violence. We must be all able to look beyond these petty differences that are hurting our faith and country. Only way this could be achieved is to rid ourselves of this form of extremism, and be able to forgive, create mutual tolerance and reject bloodshed amongst us.
October 6, 2003: A great day for Pakistan and Pakistani Shias.
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October 6, 2003: A great day for the humanity.
Truth and Justice always prevails.
Did the guy desrve to die for all the deaths he was reponsible for ..sure.
is vigilante killing tha answer, no.
would this further escalate the violence between teh extremists and hurt innocent ppl who have nothing to do with siaph e sahaba, sipah e muahhmad, tehrik jafaria and lashkar e jhangvi..sure it will.
Inna-Lillah-e-Wainna-Ilaihi-Rajioon…
Funeral for hardline Sunni politician turns violent in Pakistan
By MUNIR AHMAD
The Associated Press
10/7/03 2:15 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) – Hundreds of Islamic seminary students went on a rampage Tuesday at the funeral of an assassinated hardline Sunni Muslim politician.
setting fire to a Shiite Muslim shrine and a movie theater, smashing shop windows and chanting anti-Shiite slogans.
The violence at the funeral for Maulana Azam Tariq, the leader of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba extremist group and a member of Parliament, raised fears that his assassination could spark a new wave of sectarian killing in a country that has seen far too much of it in recent years.
Tariq was gunned down Monday afternoon along with three bodyguards and a driver as they drove near a toll plaza on Islamabad’s southwestern outskirts.
On Tuesday, thousands flooded a main traffic intersection in front of the Parliament building for the funeral.
“Shiites are infidels!” many in the crowd chanted, as hundreds of heavily-armed police looked on.
“Shiites are involved in the killing of Maulana Azam Tariq,” said Sheikh Hakim Ali, a supporter of Sipah-e-Sahaba. “The martyrdom of Azam Tariq is a matter of pride for us. We will continue his mission.”
After a funeral prayer, the Islamic seminary students ran toward a nearby business district, using sticks to smash shop windows.
One of Islamabad’s only movie theaters was set ablaze during the riot, and rescuers pulled out an unconscious boy from the building. It was not known whether he had any serious injuries.
Later, rioters set ablaze the Sakhi Mahmoood shrine – a Shiite shrine that is also popular with many Sunnis. Caretaker Gauhar Ali said everything inside the tomb was burned down.
Police used batons to disperse the crowd.
An ambulance was to move Tariq’s body for burial to Jhang, a city about 180 miles southwest of Islamabad which has been the center of Tariq’s sectarian political movement.
By midmorning, about 4,000 people had gathered waiting for the body to arrive. A funeral prayer was scheduled to be held at the city’s sports stadium. Tariq is to be buried inside a complex that once served as the headquarters of Sipah-e-Sahaba.
Many in the crowd chanted slogans against Shiites and against President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, calling the Pakistani leader a “dog.”
Most schools and shops in the city were closed and hundreds of policemen, many riding trucks mounted with machine guns, patrolled the streets.
Elsewhere in Pakistan, security was also tight.
Tariq was detained by Pakistan at the start of the U.S.-led military operation in Afghanistan to prevent him from leading pro-Taliban rallies. His group was later banned as President Gen. Pervez Musharraf sought to purge the country of extremism and terrorism.
He won a seat in Parliament from behind bars in October 2002, and was released shortly afterward when a court in the eastern city of Lahore ruled the government had not produced enough evidence to hold him.
Although Tariq denied supporting armed struggle, Sipah-e-Sahaba – or the Guardians of the Friends of the Prophet – was blamed by police for more than 400 killings in sectarian violence in recent years. The group also has strong ties to Afghanistan’s former Taliban leaders.
Most of Pakistan’s Sunnis and Shiites live together peacefully, but small extremist groups on both sides launch frequent attacks. Last week, six Shiites were killed in an attack on a bus in the southern port city of Karachi. More than 50 Shiite worshippers were killed in an attack on a mosque in the southwestern city of Quetta in July.
Since his release from prison, Tariq had become a supporter of the government of Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali, a Musharraf ally.
In tributes to Tariq, Parliament speaker Chaudhry Ameer Hussain, said the “entire house will miss him.”
“He was a very upright politician. He was one of the best politicians in the assembly,” said Hussain.
No arrests have been made in Tariq’s killing and authorities would not blame any group or individual for involvement.
“We cannot blame anyone until we have evidence,” Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayyat said. “We have some clues but we cannot disclose them. I can only say we are on the right track.”
Hayyat added that the killers wanted to create “unrest and sectarian hatred in the country.”
They burnt down our only decent theatre!! Guess its back to low quality pirated VCD's.
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So whats the "State" doing, if mobs are providing Justice?
Even in death, Azam Tariq is the cause of violence.
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Even in death, Azam Tariq is the cause of violence.
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And not the ones who are openly condoning his murder, and supporting such violent acts ??
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Even in death, Azam Tariq is the cause of violence.
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why do the emotions of our people run so high k hum log larnay marnay pay utar atay haen? what's wrong with us?
one day one leader is killed. there's protests. people die. young men give their lives. for whom? what do they or their families gain?
then another leader from the opposite side is killed. more protests. more killings. more youth give their lives.
nothing changes. what is all this for? do these people who are dying everyday not see this? then why do they continue in that path?
is this the level of hopelesness our youth - the sarmaya of our qom - feel and the value they hold their lives in that that are ready to give their life up just like that...? or do they so strongly believe in the cause? if so then what's so special about this cause as opposed to a healthier more wholesome cause like education for example that would make them, their families and the society prosper?
it seems that in the west people are so complacent...nothing stirs them to this extent. why are we so easily inflamed? it is a matter of ghairat? or what is it?
its such a matter of shame and sadness for all of us that the youth of our country are caught in such a situation where they are throwing away their lives like this...:(
Good riddance.
Now I feel terrible saying this about a dead guy but then again that's why they say do some good deeds so that when u die ppl at least have something good to say about you.
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what about killing in queetta and karachi...did they produced harmony ???..........
violence is bad inded ...and that is many big aalims os sunni are saying to ppl....that stay calm.........
but the way he was brutually martered is really bad........and that is why some ppl are violent
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Good riddance.
Now I feel terrible saying this about a decieved person but then again that's why they say do some good deeds so that when u die ppl at least have something good to say about you.
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who was decieved?
Re: Sunni Muslim leader assasinated in Pakistan
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Maulana Azam Tariq, the head of the violent pro-Taliban group Sipah-e-Sahab and a member of Parliament, was among the dead, said Tariq's personal secretary, Maulana Rashid Farooqi.
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khus kum, jahaN pak...
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what about killing in queetta and karachi...did they produced harmony ???..........
violence is bad inded ...and that is many big aalims os sunni are saying to ppl....that stay calm.........
but the way he was brutually martered is really bad........and that is why some ppl are violent
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martered? You gotta be kidding me, this is what the guy deserved for all the trouble he has caused. I wonder how many people have died of his hand?
Martyr...
No other word has been more misused than this one.
Well lets see, the guy was head of Sipah-e-Sahaba (Shame on them for using Sahaba in their name) and responsible for the killing of many people (Muslims and non-Muslims included). Since the great government of Pakistan is not able to put killers behind bars, somebody has to bring justice. This is the wrong way to do it, but in a lawless society, what else can you hope for. If the deeds he is alleged to have committed or authorized are true, he deserved to die.