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| Changing ways of Pakistan's militants |
| 2008-02-17 |
| When Abid Hunzala's wife was informed that he had blown himself up in a suicide attack, she was not surprised. Abid's mission ended with an attack on this bus in Sargodha A month earlier, she had received a letter from Abid, making it clear he was not coming back. The letter tells Fatima that a certain amount for money will be delivered to her to help her get by in the short term. In the long term, the letter says, "you should get remarried, as it will be the best thing for you and our son". Abid's letter also tells her to give his best wishes to his mother, "and tell her to pray for me... I am going on a mission for God." The letter was handed over to detectives investigating militant suspects in Karachi after a raid on Abid's house. They already knew a fair bit about him. His father and elder brother had been killed years ago fighting in Indian-administered Kashmir. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 It'd be nice to think that all this martyrdom is doing good things, long term, for the middle east's gene pool, but I'm afraid there's so many more where Abid came from that it's a wash in the end. Sigh... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2008-02-17 08:27 |