07-12-2007, 12:19 AM
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Maulana Aziz to attend funeral of Ghazi ISLAMABAD, July 11 (PPI) - Without giving the time for the burial of Maulana Abdur Rashid Ghazi, ISPR chief Maj- Gen Waheed Arshad said Wednesday that Ghazi's detained brother Maulana Abdul Aziz will attend the funeral at his native town. He told a press conference that the post mortem of Maulana Ghazi has been conducted and the relatives of the deceased have been contacted. The body will be taken to his native town. <b>About the dead body of the mother of Maulana Rashid Ghazi, he said it has not been identified as yet. About the wife of Maulana Abdul Aziz, Umme-Hassan, he said that she was with the authorities.</b> Giving details of the operation, General Waheed Arshad said that 164 troops from the Special Services Group (SSG) took part in the operation and no other troops from Pak Army or the Rangers were engaged in the operation which will come to an end within a few hours. He said 10 army men including Colonel Haroon embraced martyrdom while 33 sustained injuries. About causalities in the compound, he said he would be able to give a firm count once the combing and clearing operation is over. <b>About the presence of foreign elements or members of banned religious groups in the Lal Masjid complex, he said the bodies were still lying in the compound and once these are collected only then they will be identified.</b> He said no incident of suicide attack took place during the whole operation.(Posted @ 21:05 PST)
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Maulana Aziz to attend funeral of Ghazi ISLAMABAD, July 11 (PPI) - Without giving the time for the burial of Maulana Abdur Rashid Ghazi, ISPR chief Maj- Gen Waheed Arshad said Wednesday that Ghazi's detained brother Maulana Abdul Aziz will attend the funeral at his native town. He told a press conference that the post mortem of Maulana Ghazi has been conducted and the relatives of the deceased have been contacted. The body will be taken to his native town. <b>About the dead body of the mother of Maulana Rashid Ghazi, he said it has not been identified as yet. About the wife of Maulana Abdul Aziz, Umme-Hassan, he said that she was with the authorities.</b> Giving details of the operation, General Waheed Arshad said that 164 troops from the Special Services Group (SSG) took part in the operation and no other troops from Pak Army or the Rangers were engaged in the operation which will come to an end within a few hours. He said 10 army men including Colonel Haroon embraced martyrdom while 33 sustained injuries. About causalities in the compound, he said he would be able to give a firm count once the combing and clearing operation is over. <b>About the presence of foreign elements or members of banned religious groups in the Lal Masjid complex, he said the bodies were still lying in the compound and once these are collected only then they will be identified.</b> He said no incident of suicide attack took place during the whole operation.(Posted @ 21:05 PST)
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