| “Save dignity of vote. We will not let the agent of Jews to be imposed on the nation,” |
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
and other parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Friday to protest against alleged rigging in the general elections held on July 25.
Rallies were organised on the appeal of
Maulana Fazlur RehmanDeobandi holy man, known as
Mullah Dieselduring the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty ...
, the president of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), an alliance of five religio-political parties.
Rallies were taken out in Dera Ismail Khan
... the Pearl of Pashtunistan ...
, Orakzai, Buner, Lakki Marwat, Mardan, Malakand, Battagram, Karak and Lower Dir.
Like other political parties, MMA was also humbled in the elections and its top leaders, including Fazlur Rehman and Sirajul Haq
...current head of the Pak Jamaat-e-Islami. Siraj was born in 1962 and entered politics shortly after that..., the Jamaat-e-Islami
...
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 maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. 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...
chief, suffered defeat at the hands of PTI candidates.
The protesters blocked the Karakoram Highway, the land route between Pakistain and China, for traffic for more than five hours to protest against alleged rigging and manipulation of the election results.
Hundreds of activists of various religious parties took out a protest rally from a mosque in the Peshawar city that turned into a big public meeting at Bajauri Gate. The protesters were carrying placards and banners and rolled their eyes, jumped up and down, and hollered poorly rhymed slogans real loud against the Election Commission of Pakistain, caretaker setup and the other state institutions.
"The role of judiciary and the army has disturbed every Pak," read a banner. Another read: "Save dignity of vote. We will not let the agent of Jews to be imposed on the nation," referring to 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....
chairman Imran Khan
... aka
Taliban Khan, who ain't the sharpest bulb on the national tree...
.