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| JI concerned over showing video of girl's flogging |
| 2009-04-08 |
| [The News (Pak)] The Jamaat-e-Islami has expressed grave concern over a video clip showing alleged flogging of a girl being aired constantly by different TV channels despite that "it was seriously disliked and public protests were held to condemn it." "It appears that the rigorous publicity campaign of the video aims at preventing president Asif Zardari from signing the Nizam-e-Adl Ordinance or to create hurdles in the way of Shariah enforcement in NWFP," says JI central Shoora in a resolution passed in its ongoing meeting at Mansoorah chaired by ameer Syed Munawwar Hasan. The Shoora said the video looked a conspiracy instead of some humanitarian effort, which would neither benefit the people of Swat nor help in establishing supremacy of law and eliminating the prevailing anarchy in the area. The resolution demanded immediate implementation of the Nizam-e-Adl Ordinance and the peace agreement already announced by the government. It expressed concern over the delay in implementation of Nizam-e-Adl and reminded that it had been a longstanding demand of the people of the area. These people have been suffering from lawlessness for the past few years, particularly during the military operation of the last year, but they witnessed peace after the peace agreement signed between government and Maulana Soofi Mohammad. The Shoora also expressed concern over the increasing murder and looting incidents in Dir Paeen district, bordering district Swat, and cited an incident in which former district Nazim and JI leader Alam Zeb Khan, his brother, district Police officer and his companion were ruthlessly murdered in broad daylight. Their killers were not apprehended. |
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| #3 So is this the video that never happened or the Jooo Conspiracy one? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-04-08 13:55 |
| #2 Not concerned about the flogging just concerned about the video of the flogging. Hmmm, something is very screwed up in this islamic paradise. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2009-04-08 13:53 |
| #1 So, the cure for that sharia punishment video is ... more sharia. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-04-08 01:20 |