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Pakistani Shiites Demand Trial of Extremist Leader
[An Nahar] Pak Shiites on Saturday demanded that the head of a banned Sunni thug group be put on trial, a day after he was tossed in the clink
I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece!
following deadly sectarian attacks in the city of Quetta.

Malik Ishaq, the leader of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
... a 'more violent' offshoot of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistain. LeJ's purpose in life is to murder anyone who's not of utmost religious purity, starting with Shiites but including Brelvis, Ahmadis, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Rosicrucians, and just about anyone else you can think of. They are currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of al-Qaeda ...
(LJ), was held on Friday after two recent bombings in the southwestern city targeting the Shiite Hazara minority killed more than 180 people, sparking nationwide protests.

The outlawed thug group, linked to both al-Qaeda and the Pak Taliban, grabbed credit for both attacks.

"We have always been demanding arrest of all those involved in any act of sectarian violence, irrespective of their party affiliation," said Abdul Khaliq Hazara, leader of the Shiite Hazara Democratic Party.

"Ishaq must be brought to justice and punished for involvement in violence," he added.

Ishaq, who has been arrested before, was released by a court on bail in July 2011, even though he has been implicated in dozens of murders.

He was enjugged
Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out!
briefly in 2012 for inciting sectarian hatred and has also been accused of criminal masterminding the 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore, which maimed several players and killed eight Paks.

His latest arrest -- which came a day after the Mighty Pak Army denied any links to LJ -- should not be an "eye wash", said Sajid Naqvi, another Shiite party leader.

"We demand his trial and the authorities should provide protection to witnesses who would like to appear in the court," he said.

Posted by: Fred 2013-02-24
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