Deobandi holy man, known as
Mullah Dieselduring the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty ...
demanded that the government immediately investigate the tragedy as it was a conspiracy to destroy peace. The JUI-F chief also telephoned Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and expressed his concern over the festivities. PPP leader Bilawal
BabyBhutto Zardari
...Pak dynastic politician, son of Benazir Bhutto and grandon of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. As far as is known, Bilawal has no particular talents other than being pretty and being able to memorize political slogans, but he had the good luck to be born into the right family and he hasn't been assassinated yet...
said in a statement that while the entire nation was praying for a peaceful Ashura, the Punjab government "lacked full attention to maintaining law and order". He said the provincial administration could have averted the incident through "simple pre-emptive administrative steps". PTI Chairman Imran Khan
... aka
Taliban Khan, who who convinced himself that playing cricket qualified him to lead a nuclear-armed nation with severe personality problems...
appealed to people to ensure that nefarious designs of "hatemongers" and enemies of Islam and Pakistain are thwarted by a show of unity across the land. "Those who are spreading this message of hatred amongst Moslems are clearly enemies of Islam and Pakistain and are deliberately destroying the stability and peace of the country. PTI condemns all such agendas," he said. Condemning the festivities, Awami Moslem League chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmad demanded a judicial investigation into the tragedy. He claimed that people involved in the festivities were never seen before. MQM leader Altaf Hussain and JI chief Syed Munawar Hasan also expressed grief over the loss of life and property in Rawalpindi.