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Lawmakers fear conspiracy of sectarian violence in Muharram
[Dawn] The members of both houses of the parliament, the National Assembly and the Senate, on Monday feared a conspiracy to pit Shia and Sunni community of 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...
against each other to mar peace on the occasion of Muharram, urging the government to control the situation through deweaponization.

Speaking on a point of order in the lower house, Pakistain Mohammedan League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Sahibzada Fazal Karim mentioned an attack on a caravan against the desecration of Prophet Muhammad ((PTUI!)) and said the federal and provincial governments have not taken any step to maintain law and order situation in the city despite the matter was repeatedly raised in the house.

He said certain elements were spreading Talibanization in the name of religion and demanded formation of a judicial commission to probe the attack on the religious procession.

Maulana Attaur Rehman of Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...Assembly of Islamic Clergy, or JUI, is a Pak Deobandi (Hanafi) political party. There are two main branches, one led by Maulana Fazlur Rahman, and one led by Maulana Samiul Haq. Fazl is active in Pak politix and Sami spends more time running his madrassah. Both branches sponsor branches of the Taliban, though with plausible deniability...
-Fazl (JUI-F), mentioning killing of students of a seminary in Bloody Karachi, said the incident was not given due importance just because of their association with the seminary.

He demanded the government to provide security cover to seminaries besides extending other facilities as have been provided to colleges and universities.

Muttahida Qaumi Movement
...English: United National Movement, generally known as MQM, is the 3rd largest political party and the largest secular political party in Pakistain with particular strength in Sindh. From 1992 to 1999, the MQM was the target of the Pak Army's Operation Cleanup leaving thousands of urdu speaking civilians dead...
(MQM) MNA Wasim Akhtar also raised the issue of law and order situation in the Sindh capital and said military leadership should take notice of the worsening situation, before it turns out of control.

He said the people are being targeted killed and kidnapped for ransom but the federal and provincial governments have yet to take any effective remedial measures.

Meanwhile,
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politicians in the upper house of parliament (Senate) also resumed discussion on a motion regarding law and order situation, murders and sectarian violence in Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
, Bloody Karachi and Gilgit-Baltistan on Monday.

The resolution was moved by Senator Col (r) Tahir Hussain Mashhadi on September 6.

Resuming the discussion, Abdul Ghafoor Haidri of JUI said that situation in Bloody Karachi was deteriorating with every passing day. Referring to the recent killings in the city, he said that students of a seminary, became victim of a terrorist attack but their murderers have not yet been incarcerated
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and no one has taken any notice.

Before the incident, he said the rangers had raided another seminary, Ashraful Madaris, in Bloody Karachi without any reason. He said there was an urgent need to take strict measures to stop such incidents.

Zahid Khan of ANP regretted the killing incidents in Bloody Karachi, Quetta and Gilgit-Baltistan. He seconded Abdul Ghafoor Haidri and said that no raid should be carried out without any solid proof.

He said that Bloody Karachi should be deweaponized before 'Ashoora' and all the political parties should support it to check murders.

Senator Mohsin Laghari said that Sindh government instead of taking help from rangers should strengthen police. He also suggested enhancing number of police personnel at cop shoppes and in the field.

He said in Balochistan, Frontier Constabulary (FC) was doing the duty of police adding that situation would only improve when every department performed its own duties. He said the Learned Elders of Islam (holy mans) should also condemn the sectarian killings to stop violence.

Posted by: Fred 2012-11-13
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