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| Karachi seminaries' swoop: Jihadi literature seized from madressah |
| 2015-09-05 |
| [DAWN] In the first search operation since the identification of 49 madressahs suspected to have links with 'terrorist organizations' in Sindh, police seized Jihadi literature and posters belonging to a banned bad boy organization from the hostel of one of the seminaries, it emerged on Thursday. The law enforcers conducted a search of three madressahs in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... 's West district and one in East district and jugged Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! one person in possession of the Jihadi literature inside the seminary. "We searched Jamia Binoria in SITE, Masjid and Madressah Al-Badar in Qasba Colony and Masjid and Madressah Al-Mustafa in Orangi Town," SSP west Azfar Mahesar told Dawn. The police also searched Madressah Jamia Farooqia in Shah Faisal Colony. "During the search of the Madressah Al-Mustafa hostel, we seized some Jihadi literature found in one of its rooms. There were also some posters and stuff of the banned ...the word bannedseems to have a different meaning in Pakistain than it does in most other places. Or maybe it simply lacks any meaning at all... organization. All those were seized," the officer said, adding that the exercise largely remained smooth with the cooperation of the administration of each madressah. The SSP said the police investigated and identified the student who had actually carried the literature into the room. After verification and thorough counterchecks, it was proved that the literature belonged to that student, he said, claiming that the police took him into their custody. "It's basically Jihadi literature, not the kind that triggers sectarian hatred," said SSP Mahesar, adding that investigation was under way to find any possible "links of the presence of the literature inside the madressah with its administration or other students". The police booked and arrested the student under Section 153-A of the Pakistain Penal Code. Titled "promoting enmity between different groups," Section 153-A of the PPC reads: "Whoever by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representations or otherwise, promotes or incites, or attempts to promote or incite, on grounds of religion, race, place of both, residence, language, caste or community or any other ground whatsoever, disharmony or feelings of enmity, hatred or ill-will between different religious, racial, language or regional groups or castes or communities." The Sindh home department had identified 49 madressahs having alleged links with 'terrorist organizations' against whom the 'relevant authorities' were told to take action last month. The madressahs were identified on intelligence reports. The officials claimed to have shared the information with both the Rangers and Sindh police for 'appropriate action' against them. HowÂever, the Pakistain Rangers, which were leading the 'targeted operation' in Karachi, were not part of the search operation of the madressahs. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Hmm, Eight Ball says, "Outlook is cloudy." Wait, that can't be right; this is Saudi. It's clear that they're feeding A hunger for reading The tales that make Muslim boys rowdy. |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2015-09-05 15:32 |
| #1 how many of these seminaries are funded by Saudi? |
| Posted by: paul 2015-09-05 15:12 |