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2006-04-12 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Fred 2006-04-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 OK, I am confused. As was mentioned yesterday, Barelvis celebrate Mo's bare nekkid day, but here are a bunch of Deobandi MMA, Sunni Tehrik, JuS bigwigs who got boomed on the stage.

In February, rumors that Maulana Abbas Qadri (wounded yesterday) was killed started riots in Karachi. Could this be revenge for that. Otherwise who should rise to the top of the suspect list when so many high value targets are in one place?

Posted by ed 2006-04-12 07:47|| 2006-04-12 07:47|| Front Page Top

#2 Wanted to clarify my question a bit. Both the Deobandi MMA and Barelvi Sunni Tehrik were on the same stage and both groups leaders died. Why were MMA at an Barelvi festival? Couuld it have been a ploy to get an MMA bomber past security and take out a lot of Barelvi leadership, friendly fire be damned.

Also, I take it Sunni Tehrik head Abbas Qadri later died.

Posted by ed 2006-04-12 08:29|| 2006-04-12 08:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Details from AKI:
Prominent Sunni Tehrik leaders killed in the attack included Hafiz Taqi, Haji Hanif Bilo, Abbas Qadri, Iftiqhar Bhatti and Akram Qadri. Another leader, Kokab Noorani, was injured. Eyewitnesses said that the blast occured near a stage where the religious scholars had gathered for prayers.

"It's better to ask who survived!" said one mourner, apparently referring to two former Pakistani cabinet ministers, Maulana Shah Turabul Haq Qadri and Haji Hanif Tayyab, who moved away from the stage just before the blast occurred.

Left the stage before the boom, huh? Lucky or informed?

Posted by Steve">Steve 2006-04-12 09:09|| 2006-04-12 09:09|| Front Page Top

#4 Perfidy, thy name is Pakistan.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-04-12 09:32|| 2006-04-12 09:32|| Front Page Top

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