...One of the basic tenets of Islam is that once a Koran has been printed it is expected to last for all time, no matter how old, ratty, and smelly other, lesser holy books may become. Should it actually become necessary to put a Koran out of its misery there is a ritual that includes extensive charivari, featuring long drawn-wailing and head bonking, ritual wife beating, and the sacrifice of dozens of women's noses and pubic lips. When the actual disposal has been completed there is a prescribed period of celebratory gun sex with the expectation of a minimum of two hundred casualties. Should actual infidels dispose of a Koran, Islamic custom calls for three weeks of rioting and a minimum of three dozen dead, which is a holdover from the days of Moloch worship...by NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions...
forces in Afghanistan.
Holding banners and placards with messages against NATO and the US, Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is
Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
youth and student wing activists marched from Baghi Naran to Phase-III Chowk in Hayatabad.
Furqan Kakakhel, Tajamul Hayat and Sajjad Bangash, who led protesters, blamed violence in Afghanistan on the US and said Moslems in the world should unite to force foreign troops into leaving the Islamic state for restoration of peace.
Pasban demonstrated outside Beautiful Downtown Peshawar Press Club, where participants led by Asif Khan Jadoon shouted slogans against the US and NATO for burning copies of Holy Koran.
A similar demonstration was staged by PTI Peshawar chapter on Sher Shah Suri Road near the press club.
Zafar Khattak and Haji Iqbal, who led protesters, condemned the torching of the copies of Holy Koran and said the NATO forces' act was deliberate and meant to hurt the religious sentiments of Moslems all over the world.
They regretted silence of Islamic countries by and large over the incident. They demanded that Pakistain suspend diplomatic relations with the US unless the culpable NATO soldiers were punished by death.
Also in the day, Fata Students Federation led by president Bahadar Khan Janikhel took out a rally in the city to condemn the desecration of Holy Koran by NATO forces.