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| Qazi escapes injury as stage collapses |
| 2004-05-17 |
| Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal acting president Qazi Hussain Ahmed escaped unhurt when the stage he was seated on at the Kashmir Integrity Conference (KIC) collapsed on Sunday, the organiser said. The incident spread panic at the conference, he said. Political and religious leaders of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Northern Areas also fell but there were few minor injuries. Jamaat-e-Islami activists rushed towards Qazi Hussain and encircled him after the stage was collapsed. However, Islami Jamiat Talba Pakistan President Zubair Ahmed Gondal continued his speech without any pausing and succeeded in regaining the attention of the audience. |
| Posted by:Paul Moloney |
| #8 You mean it just collapsed on its own??? heh, heh. Atkins,Quazi, Atkins. |
| Posted by: B 2004-05-17 9:43:59 PM |
| #7 :: grin :: |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-05-17 2:28:07 PM |
| #6 Seafarious: Wonderful! You had me spitting out my Mountain Dew with that one! God bless Dave Barry! |
| Posted by: The Doctor 2004-05-17 12:31:25 PM |
| #5 Qazi'd better get on Weight Watchers. He's getting dangerous... |
| Posted by: Fred 2004-05-17 12:16:11 PM |
| #4 Embarassing. Maybe he'll have to go out and kill a few people to reclaim his honor. |
| Posted by: virginian 2004-05-17 11:16:59 AM |
| #3 Much like William Howard Taft, MMA "acting" president Qazi needs to run on a platform of reinforced concrete. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-05-17 10:23:13 AM |
| #2 First Chechnya and now here. Pre-trials for the Olympics I guess. Did anyone check to see how much fertilizer they used on the field? Olympics field manager to self, "My, my,...the grass really does grow greener here". |
| Posted by: B 2004-05-17 10:20:31 AM |
| #1 Maybe Allah was trying to send them a message? |
| Posted by: The Doctor 2004-05-17 10:15:52 AM |