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Three ST men, JI worker shot dead in city
 [Dawn] Three workers of the Sunni Tehrik...formed in Karachi in 1992 under by Muhammad Saleem Qadri. It quickly fell to trading fisticuffs and assassinations with the MQM and the Sipah-e-Sahaba, with at least a half dozen of its major leaders rubbed out. Sunni Tehreek arose to become the primary opposition to the Deobandi Binori Mosque, headed by Nizamuddin Shamzai, who was eventually bumped off by person or persons unknown. ST's current leadership has heavily criticized the Deobandi Jihadi leaders, accusing them of being sponsored by Indian Intelligence agencies as well as involvement in terrorist activities... and an activist 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... were bumped off in the city on Sunday, police said. They said that a violent clash between two rival groups in Shah Faisal Colony No 5 on Sunday led to the killing of three persons and injuries to two others. They said that an exchange of gunfire between the two groups has also triggered fear and anxiety among the residents. Shah Faisal SP Irfan Mukhtar Bhutto said: "Three persons bumped off while two others sustained injuries in the clash". "We are investigating as to what had triggered the fighting," said DIG-East Zone Captain Tahir Naveed. He said the victims were said to be workers of the ST. The head of the emergency department of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Dr Seemin Jamali, said that two men were brought dead from Shah Faisal Colony and they were identified as Jawad alias Sunni and Fahim Abdul Majid. She added that a third body was also brought to the health facility from the same area later on. The victim was identified as Muhammad Irfan. She said that one maimed, Syed Karar Hussain, was brought at the hospital for treatment from the same area with bullet wounds to his leg. A front man for the ST told Dawn that their three workers were murdered in Shah Faisal Colony. Tension prevailed in the locality following the violent clash as shops and other commercial activities were shutdown. Posted by: Fred 2013-06-04 |
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