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FORMER PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN AGAINST SEMINARIES THAT PROMOTE TERRORISM

Former president and head of Pakistan People's Party (Parliamentarians) Asif Zardari said that he was not against those madaris which are providing religious education but he was against the madaris which “educate and promote terrorism in the country and facilitate terrorists who kill our people on our land.”

He also asked Sindh chief minister Syed Murad Ali Shah to contact federal government on the issue of Afghan nationals living in Sindh. "We have suffered very much at their hands. They must get out of Sindh and the country."
The meeting was also attended by Health Minister Dr Sikandar Mendhro, Chief Secretary Rizwan Memon, IG Sindh AD Khuwaja, Additional IG CTD Sanaullah Abbasi, Additional IG Karachi Mushtaq Maher, Commissioner Karachi Aijaz Ali Khan, Commissioner Hyderabad, Qazi Shahid Pervaiz who has been posted as Home Secretary now, DIG Hyderabad Khadim Rind and other senior officers.
On the advice of Zardari, Shah decided to pay Rs 10 million as the compensatory amount to the family of the head constable killed in the Sehwan blast. His heirs would also be given one job and other facilities. Zardari urged the chief minister to grant other facilities to the family, as well. "This is not an ordinary matter. A head constable of police has embraced martyrdom in the line of duty hence ours is a clear and loud message to the entire police force that their government will not leave their families alone and helpless if they sacrificed their life in the line of their duty," Zardari asserted.
IG Sindh police AD Khuwaja briefed former president about the suicide bombing at the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan. He said that the Counter Terrorism Department was assigned the investigation and geo-fencing data was being obtained.
Former President said that there were some clear areas such as provincial borders with Balochistan and Punjab where strict checking mechanism should be made. He said districts or areas where facilitators of the terrorists live should also be dealt with iron hands.
Murad Shah said that he worked out comprehensive plan under which he would request the federal government to conduct operation in Balochistan particularly in the areas of Wadh, Mastung, Jhal Magsi, Khuzdar and some other areas. "This is important and has been worked out in the light of agencies' reports," he said.

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This he said in response to Sindh chief minister Syed Murad Ali Shah’s briefing who told him at a meeting at CM House yesterday that he had sent a list of 94 madaris (religious seminaries) to federal government for vigilance and watch on their activities but instead of taking action the federal government gave a heart-breaking response.
"Our forefathers had established Sindh Madressatul Islam where founder of nation, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah received education. This is the kind of madressa we want to promote," Zardari clarified. Shah told him that operation had begun in the areas right from Malir to Jamshoro, Hyderabad, Dadu belt, Sukkur to Larkana, Ghotki and some other areas.Zardari said that some forces were working to weaken Pakistan but he would not allow this conspiracy to succeed.
He also asked Sindh chief minister Syed Murad Ali Shah to contact federal government on the issue of Afghan nationals living in Sindh. "We have suffered very much at their hands. They must get out of Sindh and the country."
The meeting was also attended by Health Minister Dr Sikandar Mendhro, Chief Secretary Rizwan Memon, IG Sindh AD Khuwaja, Additional IG CTD Sanaullah Abbasi, Additional IG Karachi Mushtaq Maher, Commissioner Karachi Aijaz Ali Khan, Commissioner Hyderabad, Qazi Shahid Pervaiz who has been posted as Home Secretary now, DIG Hyderabad Khadim Rind and other senior officers.
On the advice of Zardari, Shah decided to pay Rs 10 million as the compensatory amount to the family of the head constable killed in the Sehwan blast. His heirs would also be given one job and other facilities. Zardari urged the chief minister to grant other facilities to the family, as well. "This is not an ordinary matter. A head constable of police has embraced martyrdom in the line of duty hence ours is a clear and loud message to the entire police force that their government will not leave their families alone and helpless if they sacrificed their life in the line of their duty," Zardari asserted.
IG Sindh police AD Khuwaja briefed former president about the suicide bombing at the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan. He said that the Counter Terrorism Department was assigned the investigation and geo-fencing data was being obtained.
Former President said that there were some clear areas such as provincial borders with Balochistan and Punjab where strict checking mechanism should be made. He said districts or areas where facilitators of the terrorists live should also be dealt with iron hands.
Murad Shah said that he worked out comprehensive plan under which he would request the federal government to conduct operation in Balochistan particularly in the areas of Wadh, Mastung, Jhal Magsi, Khuzdar and some other areas. "This is important and has been worked out in the light of agencies' reports," he said.

http://www.shiitenews.org/index.php/pakistan/item/27310-former-president-of-pakistan-against-seminaries-that-promote-terrorism

IS in Pakistan

The incessantly overlooked yet increasingly visible horrific footprint of the self-styled Islamic State cannot be underplayed any longer. Last week’s attack on a crowd of Sufi dancers at the shrine of Sehwan Sharif clearly validated an alarming emergence of another threat that can perpetuate horrific spectacles of sectarian carnage to further its regional prevalence. Given the ease with which the IS was found to previously operate through a network of local facilitators, a recent report by the Counter-Terrorism Department has apprehended the provision of a “fertile growth area” for the group in not just Sindh but also other parts of the country. In the light of the alleged ideological affinity that the perpetrators of a gun attack on Ismailis in Karachi in 2015 shared with the IS, the study has strongly warned the authorities against an additional number of coalitions between other militant groups; asking them to tighten their group to prevent an even graver challenge befalling upon law enforcers.

Despite an obvious presence of both the IS literature in the suburbs of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as well as its recruiters in Lahore amongst other cities two years ago, a categorical refusal of their existence marked the official stance until recently. This spectacular oblivion, perhaps to satiate their appetite for decreased militancy, if not normalcy, is largely responsible for our inability to even initiate an efficient line of action against its fast-expanding influence, which, in turn, has paved the way for a ratcheted frequency of attacks. It is not just the state’s credibility that is at stake here. Our long and increasingly dark fight against militancy has not yet fared the promised results. Law-enforcement authorities and the armed forces are still struggling to vanquish the innumerable terrorist strongholds spread across the country notwithstanding their unrelenting determination and fearless valour. Amidst such circumstances, any possible alliance between militant outfits or the entrance of another body hell-bent on spreading its ultra-radical teachings at the expense of peace and tolerance can only spell a drastic doom.

Fundamentalist interpretations of Islam have already facilitated an onset of instability, chaos and bloodshed in not just the Muslim countries but the world over. At least 143 attacks have already been conspired in over 29 countries by the IS in the last three years; its deadly tentacles killing around 2000 people, injuring thousands more. A terrorist group of such grave existential threat cannot and should not be allowed to perpetuate its ideology in Pakistan. As is already being done, sweeping security crackdowns on all suspected hideouts as well as military collaborations with the Afghan government against militant sanctuaries should, definitely, be pursued as a directed offensive. However, this military action can only be a part of a broader strategy that the state pursues. Killing people might restore public faith in the governmental ability to regain control over the disorder prevailing the country but might not achieve anything more significant.

Former president Asif Zardari has already struck the right tone in his remarks on Monday; railing against the madrassahs “promoting terrorism in the country”. After all, extremism would have long died a natural death had it not been for its ever-increasing followers and sympathisers. This trajectory can only be understood in the context of the ideological drift that some of these madressahs have long facilitated the terrorist networks with. Corrupting young students with highly radicalised versions of so-called Islamic injunctions, compelling them to partake in massacres only to further their own evil agendas, is what the IS and many others have been doing for years. It is the state’s responsibility, however, to weed out all sinister institutions in order to cleanse the national narrative of violent ideologies. Moderate traditions, which have long been synonymous with this land of tolerance, diversity and Sufism, should once again be integrated into the society. Only these interpretations hold the power to undermine the rapidly gaining influence of fundamentalism and sectarian bloodlust.

Pakistan - Lawyer among seven killed in Charsadda suicide attack

At least seven people were killed when multiple Taliban suicide bombers attacked a court complex in northern Pakistan Tuesday, the latest in a series of assaults which have raised fears militants are regrouping.

One bomber was briefly on the loose inside the busy complex in the Tangi area of Charsadda district but was killed by police some 20 minutes after the attack began, officials said.

A second bomber was shot dead by security forces and a third died when he detonated his vest outside the main gates of the facility in province, according to police. The attack was claimed by the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA) faction of the Taliban, which carried out a series of apparently coordinated assaults last week including a powerful bomb blast in Lahore which killed at least 15 people.

Earlier this month the group vowed a fresh offensive on targets in Pakistan including the judiciary.

"So far seven people have been killed and 21 wounded," Suhail Khalid, district police chief, told AFP, adding that a lawyer was among the dead. The three attackers had opened fire on police and thrown grenades as they tried to battle their way into the complex, Khalid said.

"Bomb disposal experts told us that each bomber was wearing seven to eight kilogrammes of explosives," he told reporters in Charsadda. "Police fought bravely and saved Charsadda from devastation."

It was not immediately clear how many people were inside at the time of the attack, but hundreds of people including lawyers, judges and citizens normally attend such district court complexes every day.

Lawyers and the judiciary are frequent targets in Pakistan. Among last week's assaults was a bomb blast targeting a van carrying judges in Peshawar, which killed their driver.

Last August JuA along with the Islamic State group claimed a suicide bombing in Quetta that killed 73 people, including many of Quetta’s legal community.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's office condemned the latest assault and the loss of life.

"We are a steadfast nation and will not be deterred by such attacks. Our government will continue to fight against terrorist elements and we will succeed," a statement said.

BILAWAL BHUTTO CONDEMNS BOMB BLASTS AND FIRING IN CHARSADDA

Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has condemned the bomb blasts and firing in Charsadda adding that terrorism was the tool of enemies to harm our country and society.

In a press statement issued here, the PPP Chairman expressed deep anguish and distress over the unabated wave of terrorist attacks across the country.

He saluted the brave Charsadda police personnel who challenged and eventually killed the suicide terrorists and prayed for the martyrs stressing for better medical treatment to the injured.

https://ppppunjab.wordpress.com/2017/02/21/bilawal-bhutto-condemns-bomb-blasts-and-firing-in-charsadda/

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