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DPC announces long march against possible Nato supply resumption
[Dawn] The Difa-e-Pakistain Council (DPC) announced on Saturday that it would hold a long march from Bloody Karachi...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It may be the largest city in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... to Islamabad in protest of the possible reopening of NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... supply routes by the government. A meeting of the council was held here today which was attended by Hafiz Muhammad Saeed  ...who would be wearing a canvas jacket with very long sleeves anyplace but Pakistain... Ahmed of Jamaat ud Dawa (JuD), Syed Munawwar Hasan of 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), former ISI chief General  Hamid GulThe nutty former head of Pakistain's ISI, now Godfather to Mullah Omar's Talibs and good buddy and consultant to al-Qaeda's high command... , and others. Addressing media representatives after the meeting, Maulana Sami ul-Haq, the chief of the council, warned the government against opening the supply routes. He announced holding a peaceful long march from Bloody Karachi to Islamabad on May 27 besides observing a day of protest on May 25. Haq said that Prime Minister Gilani and his cabinet were unconstitutional, and therefore had no right to decide on 'reopening' the supply lines. Moreover, he also urged people to take part in the long march. Posted by: Fred 2012-05-20 |
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