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| Goats sacrificed ‘to ward off evil eyes' |
| 2010-01-27 |
| ISLAMABAD: A black goat is slaughtered almost daily to ward off ‘evil eyes' and protect President Asif Ali Zardari from ‘black magic'. Does this, and the use of camel and goat milk, make the beleaguered president appear to be a superstitious man? Well, not to his spokesman. “It has been an old practice of Mr Zardari to offer Sadqa (animal sacrifice). He has been doing this for a long time,' spokesman Farhatullah Babar told Dawn on Tuesday. But his detractors, who want to see him out of the Presidency, would see in his new-found religiosity a sign of nervousness in the wake of the scrapping of the NRO. One thing is certain: Hundreds of black goats have been sacrificed since Mr Zardari moved into the President's House in September 2008. His trusted personal servant Bai Khan buys goats from Saidpur village. The animal is touched by Mr Zardari before it is sent to his private house in F-8/2 to be sacrificed. Insiders say that when Mr Zardari moved into the President's House, a flock of black partridges were introduced there for their supposedly magical effects. Unfortunately, the whole flock was electrocuted when a live wire fell on their cage. A camel, a cow and a few goats kept on the grounds of the presidency, however, survive and provide milk for its worthy resident. That tradition from celebrities like Mahatma Gandhi may be followed for health reasons — as may be the Neem tree that President Zardari introduced there for its anti-septic qualities. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #5 Ooooookay...back to the drawing board. What century is this? 17th There. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-01-27 14:18 |
| #4 A black goat is slaughtered almost daily ... They'd better hope Shub-Niggurath doesn't get wind of this. |
| Posted by: xbalanke 2010-01-27 14:02 |
| #3 Insiders say that when Mr Zardari moved into the PresidentÂ’s House, a flock of black partridges were introduced there for their supposedly magical effects. Unfortunately, the whole flock was electrocuted when a live wire fell on their cage. Ooooookay...back to the drawing board. What century is this? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-01-27 11:50 |
| #2 Goat lingerie provided by Capricorn of Hollywood. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-01-27 10:21 |
| #1 Does this, and the use of camel and goat milk, make the beleaguered president appear to be a superstitious man? Hey, he's still alive isn't he? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-01-27 06:04 |