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India-Pakistan
Pak interior minister warns of crackdown on fundos
2002-03-04
  • Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said that government is taking strict measures against those involved in terrorism. “We are not against any religious group, but now we have to send strong messages to such persons, who are killing innocent people in the name of sectarianism.”
    He could probably start by shutting down the "legit" fundo organizations and putting the "holy men" in jug for extended periods. Instead, they let Qazi Hussein out to recruit gunnies to help found his "Islamic Empire." Every time there's a demonstrated tie-in between a "legit party" and a terrorist organization - such as Jaish-e-Mohammad or Lashkar-e-Taiba - the head cheeses of the front organization should be rounded up and tried.

    To another question about sectarian violence in India, Moin said that it has exposed India so-called secular face. “Burning of people alive in 21st century and then boasting of being the champion of Ahansa is something, which has brought mockery to India, and the world community should take notice of it.”
    He's got a point there. Injah should be wiping the egg off its face and shutting down its "Hindu fundamentalists" right alongside its Muslim fundos.

    He said that as far as Pakistan is concerned, there is complete communal harmony. The concerned authorities have been told to be on guard to ensure the protection of temples here, as anyone playing as agent of enemy can play mischief.
    What harmony? The harmony of the graveyard? Pakland's non-Muslim population has been dropping to very low levels, and not because Islam is "neat." Christians and Shiites have been shot up in the past three months or so, and the hard boys are working hard to "ethnically cleanse" Kashmir.

    Replying to a question in the context of kidnapping of Daniel Pearl, the Minister pointed out that some 3,000 foreign journalists visited various areas of the country before and after war in Afghanistan against terrorism, but none of them encountered any such thing as occurred to the Wall Street Journal journalist.
    Hmm. He's right. Only one's gotten kidnapped and had his head cut off religious lunatics. How many does it take?

    He said it was not an easy decision to put a ban on certain parties involved in promoting sectarian violence and for this, he had to pay the blood of his brother. However, he pointed out the people who do matter in the society did not come out so vociferously to express their views on this issue.
    He'd better spend a bit less time among the sahib class and a bit more time listening to the fundos rant. Hopefully he's not taking the death of his brother as the signal to drop the crackdown - even though that's what it was - but maybe has the idea to hunt the vicious bastards down and kill them. That way his kids might grow up to be properous upper-class gents and not have to wear turbans and marry close relatives.

    He said he met a number of top leaders to discuss how to overcome the menace of sectarian violence but none of them played their expected role. He pointed out that today, there are some 600 sectarian killers in jails, waiting for trial, but the court asked for eye-witnesses.
    Maybe you need another kind of court system - but more likely just a new set of judges, maybe some that aren't for sale.

    “On the other side, certain quarters do not like the setting up of military courts or inclusion of army officers on the bench for speedy trial of such sectarian killers. We will have to find out a solution to this problem, as there will be no other way out to check sectarianism.’
    Well, there. You've solved your problem, haven't you? Go with the military courts, and haul the bastards trying to undermine them up in front of them as soon as they do something subversive. Like start a riot or send a few hundred jihadis west or east.
  • Posted by:Fred Pruitt

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