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| MMA demands inquiry into Lal Masjid killings |
| 2007-07-05 |
| The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) on Wednesday denounced the government’s operation against Lal Masjid students and demanded a judicial inquiry into Tuesday’s clashes that killed 16 people. “There should be a judicial inquiry into the Lal Masjid incident, which led to the loss of 16 precious lives,” said MMA Deputy Secretary General Liaquat Baloch, adding that the MMA did not agree with the Lal Masjid clerics’ anti-vice approach. He told reporters that the Lal Masjid issue could be resolved through dialogue, but whenever the dialogue was started some unknown forces sabotaged it. It is also the government’s duty to stop un-Islamic practices in the city, he added. “The government should have established its writ through dialogue instead of resorting to use of force like it did in Balochistan and the tribal areas,” Baloch said. He said the disturbance in Islamabad was due to President General Pervez Musharraf’s wrong policies and that his removal from office could solve the problems. |
| Posted by:Fred |