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| Ejaz lying about my son's Al Qaeda connections: Ahmad Maqsood |
| 2007-07-10 |
| Major (r) Ahmad Maqsood vehemently denied religious minister Ejazul Haq’s allegations about Maulana Maqsood Ahmad (son of Ahmad Maqsood) having any Al Qaeda connections. In a press conference held at a local hotel, Maqsood claimed that the suicide attacks on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz had nothing to do with his [Maqsood’s] family since they were all residing in Karachi, and there had been no warrants ever issued against them. Major Maqsood also said his son, the deceased Maulana Maqsood, used to write a column titled ‘Naqsh-e-Qadam’ for the Urdu daily Jinnad and had been an active member of the Federal Union of Journalists. He said he was quite against violent riots and damage to public property, and declared he fully agreed with Ulema over the Lal Masjid issue. He further disclosed that Maulana Maqsood also published the monthly ‘Achey Bachey’, adding that he[Maulana Maqsood] had also and also authored more than a dozen religious publications, and also participated in the Afghan jihad. He expressed his deep regrets if his son had ever issued clarion calls for wrecking public property, and said that he was ready to condemn the act, and vowed to accept any summons from Supreme Court if asked. |
| Posted by:Fred |