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The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka
The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an
independentbranch there since 1975. It close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores...
Qazi Hussain Ahmad
... third president (1987—2009) of the Pak Jamaat-e-Islami. Qazi was also head of the Muttahidah Majlis-e-Amal until his ego became bigger than the organization. Qazi is what is known as a
fierypreacher, which means he has lots of volume, a good delivery, and not a lot of reverence for coherence. He was the patron of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Rasool Sayyaf and Osama bin Laden during the war against the Soviets. He used to recommend drinking camel's urine to maintain good health before his kidneys started to go...
has asked Pak Taliban and the government to stop fighting and come to the negotiation table.
"Peace talks between the government and Taliban are in the larger interest of the country," he told a public meeting in Mian Mandai area of
Mohmand... Named for the Mohmand clan of the Sarban Pahstuns, a truculent, quarrelsome lot. In Pakistain, the Mohmands infest their eponymous Agency, metastasizing as far as the plains of Beautiful Downtown Peshawar, Charsadda, and Mardan. Mohmands are also scattered throughout Pakistan in urban areas including Karachi, Lahore, and Quetta. In Afghanistan they are mainly found in Nangarhar and Kunar...
Agency on Sunday. A large number of rustics attended the meeting.
At his first public meeting in the region after extension of Political Parties Act to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Mr Ahmad said if Afghan Taliban and Americans could negotiate then Taliban in Fata should also hold peace talks with the government.
Under the Political Parties Act, political parties are allowed to carry out activities in Fata.
The JI former chief said that government should implement the decisions of All Parties Conference and joint resolution of the parliament.
He said that government should end military operations against Taliban in Fata to level ground for meaningful dialogue.
Mr Ahmad said that talks between Americans and Afghan Taliban would remain useless without involvement of Pakistain.
He said that America and its allies were desperate for safe passage from Afghanistan.
He said that rustics had been rendering great sacrifices since creation of Pakistain, but successive governments had ignored their contribution.
He said that the army was being pressurised by the America to conduct operations against rustics.
Addressing the meeting, former MNA from
Bajaur Agency, aka Turban Central Sahibzada Haroon Rashid claimed that JI was the most popular political force in Fata.He said that JI would field candidates on all seats of the National Assembly from Fata in the next general elections.
A resolution adopted by the meeting called upon the government to abolish all discriminatory laws against tribal people including Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) and give funda-mental rights to the people of the area besides setting up an elected council for Fata.
The meeting also demanded establishment of a cadet college in Mohmand Agency and construction of Munda Dam.