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| HUJI sets Jan 25 deadline for J&K women to quit jobs |
| 2003-01-20 |
| Press Trust of India Setting January 25th as the deadline for Muslim women in Jammu and Kashmir to quit government jobs, a pro-Pakistani militant outfit today threatened to kill those who did not obey their orders, official sources said in Jammu. Yep. It's that "religion of peace" thing again... The posters in the name of Harkat-ul-Jehadi-Islamia (HUJI) outfit pasted on the main walls of a mosque of Shahdara Sharief in the border district of Rajouri asked women to quit government jobs by January 25 or face death, the sources said. Rajouri borders Pak-occupired Kashmir. It's kind of an analog to Spin Boldak on the Afghan border, except that the infiltration's a little harder... The posters, which were immediately removed by the police, also directed all families to get their daughters, who have reached the age of 15, married immediately, they said. All women, girls should take baths at home and stay all the times in their homes, they said and added "whenever they (women) move out they should be veiled. "Those who do not obey these directions will face serious consequences, including death," the HUJI posters said. That's what the Taliban looked like, alright... The HUJI outfit also reiterated the threat issued by the Lashker-e-Jabbar (LeJ), which said women folks should journey along with their male counterpart. Jabbar is a nut group that's been around for a couple years. I don't think it's very large at all... The move has sent shivers down the spine of people particularly in Muslim women in the border district due to the deadline threat, the sources said. "It is a move by the militant outfits to Talibanise the Kashmiriat and Sufi culture of Jammu and Kashmir," they said. Those shivers traveling down the spine, that's called terror... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #4 Oh, for a gun and a target... |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-01-21 10:40:55 |
| #3 Actually, infiltration into Rajouri and other districts on the Indian side of the border is a lot easier. The reason: If someone from Pakistan wants to get into Spin Boldak, they have to hide from the US army to do it. If they want to get into India, the Pakistani army will support them with an artillery barrage that makes it impossible for Indian infantry to intercept the infiltrators |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-01-20 17:25:58 |
| #2 Heh heh - that almost got wine through the nose...I like it |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-01-20 17:21:37 |
| #1 I think it was Mr T that said "enough of that Lashker-e-Jibber-Jabbar". |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-01-20 14:28:08 |