07-26-2007, 11:46 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Nuggets from the Urdu press </b>
<b>Ume Hassan was the mastermind in Jamia Hafsa</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-e-Waqt, Abdul Rashid Ghazi was ready to revolt against his brotherâs strict policies but one of his friends spied on him and reported to Ume Hassan. She told the press that since the life of Abdul Rashid Ghazi was in danger, a group of armed mujahideen would protect him. That was meant to control his movements. Ume Hassan was compiling a book of the basharatain and dreams of Maulana Abdul Aziz. She was fond of the latest expensive mobile phones and broasted chicken.
<b>Ghazi refused to meet female parliamentarians</b>
As reported in daily Khabrain, Maulana Abdul Rashid Ghazi refused to meet the female parliamentarians of MMA under the leadership of Kausar Firdous, which included Samia Raheela Qazi and the wife of Qazi Hussain Ahmad, who reached Lal Masjid after facing great hardships. Raheela Qazi said that the Lal Masjid administration was defaming Islam.
<b>PTV responsible for Lal Masjid operation</b>
Columnist Hamid Mir wrote in daily Jang that initially, the local residents of F-6 were opposed to Lal Masjid. Maulana Abdul Aziz tried to escape to the tribal belt of NWFP to continue his movement from there when an alert female officer captured him, and the resolve of the warriors in Lal Masjid was broken. Lal Masjid warriors contacted media men to plead with the government to provide safe passage to them. But when someone got approval to show Maulana Abdul Aziz in a burqa on television, the warriors were infuriated and ready to die for the cause.
<b>Parents attacked at Jamia Hafsa</b>
As reported in Daily Pakistan, the Deputy Commissioner told the press that 22 parents went to Jamia Hafsa for their children and came under fire from students. Gul Khan, from Dir, was injured. Gul Khan told the journalists that his two daughters were in Jamia Hafsa and that armed men had kidnapped them. Two others were given five minutes to escape from Jamia Hafsa by the administration of Lal Masjid.
<b>Clerics divided over Army presence in NWFP</b>
As reported in daily Express, differences between Jamiat Ulema Islam and Jamaat e Islami surfaced over the deployment of armed forces in NWFP. The Amir of Jamaat e Islami, Maulana Siraj ul Haq, said that the Jamaat e Islami was not taken into confidence before the Army was called into NWFP. He said that the government should avoid military operations against the religious leader of Swat, Maulvi Fazalullah (Maulvi Radio). He said that the government should solve the problem through dialogue, even if this takes years.
<b>Lal Masjid administration claims 335 dead</b>
According to daily Nawa-e-Waqt, the Lal Masjid administration claimed that during Saturday and Sunday, 335 students (310 female and 25 male) were killed by security agencies. The spokesman of the Interior Ministry, Brigadier Javed Iqbal Cheema, said that only 24 died in the operation and that the government sent ambulances for the injured and killed.
<b>Death of a rebel</b>
In daily Jang, columnist Hamid Mir wrote that Maulana Mohammad Abdullah was suspicious of his rebellious son, Abdul Rashid Ghazi, who married into a moderate family against his wishes. People were shocked to see his wife driving a car from Lal Masjid. Maulana Abdullah took Abdul Rashid Ghazi to Afghanistan in 1998, where he met Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar. He met Osama bin Laden alone for one hour, and questioned him in English. At the end of the discussion he took the half glass of water beside Osama bin Laden and drank it. He said that he drank Osama bin Ladenâs leftover water so that God could make him a mujahid like Osama.
<b>Police looting shops during curfew </b>
As reported in daily Khabrain, it was discovered that the police looted mineral water and eatables from Melody Market during curfew. The residents of G-6 demanded that the government should not prolong the operation.
<b>Tomb of Ayaz converted into imamâs hujra</b>
As reported in daily Express, a general of Mahmood Ghaznavi and preacher of humanity, Ahmad Ayazâs, tomb has been reduced by the Auqaf Department, and the dome of the shrine was converted into a hujra for the imam e masjid. Ahmad Ayaz was one of 120 elite slaves bought by Mahmood Ghaznavi, who had a sharp eye for talented slaves. He was the governor of Lahore for 22 years before he died at age 48 in Lahore.
<b>Lal Masjid operation would create class struggle</b>
As reported in Daily Pakistan, a meeting of the ulema of Jamiat Ahle Hadees Pakistan was held to ponder over the issue of Lal Masjid. The nazim, Hafiz Ibtisam Illahi Zaheer, said that if the operation didnât stop, it would create a sense of deprivation amongst the people and would trigger a class struggle in Pakistan. He said that the government wants to play with the lives of people living around Lal Masjid.
<b>Who provided funds to Lal Masjid?</b>
As reported in daily Jang, the khatib of Lal Masjid, Maulana Abdul Aziz, provided a list of donors during his interrogation. A senator from Islamabad, Talha Mehmood, and his brother Zahid Bakhtawari, Shaheen chemists, Pri Qaiser and one pharmaceutical company were providing crores of rupees on a regular basis. A resident of Abbottabad, Janant Gul, provided 15 kalashnikovs and bullets.
<b>The news of Ghaziâs death in London</b>
Lyrical columnist Irfan Siddique wrote in daily Nawa-e-Waqt, that he was boarding a train for Manchester when he received a call that Maulana Abdul Rashid had been martyred. A sharp blade pressed deep into his heart. He looked through the window and remembered when he was sitting with the two brothers in a small room. Abdul Rashid made tea for him with love and offered him biscuits. He was sad that they didnât accept his advice and then he distanced himself from this affair.
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<b>Ume Hassan was the mastermind in Jamia Hafsa</b>
As reported in daily Nawa-e-Waqt, Abdul Rashid Ghazi was ready to revolt against his brotherâs strict policies but one of his friends spied on him and reported to Ume Hassan. She told the press that since the life of Abdul Rashid Ghazi was in danger, a group of armed mujahideen would protect him. That was meant to control his movements. Ume Hassan was compiling a book of the basharatain and dreams of Maulana Abdul Aziz. She was fond of the latest expensive mobile phones and broasted chicken.
<b>Ghazi refused to meet female parliamentarians</b>
As reported in daily Khabrain, Maulana Abdul Rashid Ghazi refused to meet the female parliamentarians of MMA under the leadership of Kausar Firdous, which included Samia Raheela Qazi and the wife of Qazi Hussain Ahmad, who reached Lal Masjid after facing great hardships. Raheela Qazi said that the Lal Masjid administration was defaming Islam.
<b>PTV responsible for Lal Masjid operation</b>
Columnist Hamid Mir wrote in daily Jang that initially, the local residents of F-6 were opposed to Lal Masjid. Maulana Abdul Aziz tried to escape to the tribal belt of NWFP to continue his movement from there when an alert female officer captured him, and the resolve of the warriors in Lal Masjid was broken. Lal Masjid warriors contacted media men to plead with the government to provide safe passage to them. But when someone got approval to show Maulana Abdul Aziz in a burqa on television, the warriors were infuriated and ready to die for the cause.
<b>Parents attacked at Jamia Hafsa</b>
As reported in Daily Pakistan, the Deputy Commissioner told the press that 22 parents went to Jamia Hafsa for their children and came under fire from students. Gul Khan, from Dir, was injured. Gul Khan told the journalists that his two daughters were in Jamia Hafsa and that armed men had kidnapped them. Two others were given five minutes to escape from Jamia Hafsa by the administration of Lal Masjid.
<b>Clerics divided over Army presence in NWFP</b>
As reported in daily Express, differences between Jamiat Ulema Islam and Jamaat e Islami surfaced over the deployment of armed forces in NWFP. The Amir of Jamaat e Islami, Maulana Siraj ul Haq, said that the Jamaat e Islami was not taken into confidence before the Army was called into NWFP. He said that the government should avoid military operations against the religious leader of Swat, Maulvi Fazalullah (Maulvi Radio). He said that the government should solve the problem through dialogue, even if this takes years.
<b>Lal Masjid administration claims 335 dead</b>
According to daily Nawa-e-Waqt, the Lal Masjid administration claimed that during Saturday and Sunday, 335 students (310 female and 25 male) were killed by security agencies. The spokesman of the Interior Ministry, Brigadier Javed Iqbal Cheema, said that only 24 died in the operation and that the government sent ambulances for the injured and killed.
<b>Death of a rebel</b>
In daily Jang, columnist Hamid Mir wrote that Maulana Mohammad Abdullah was suspicious of his rebellious son, Abdul Rashid Ghazi, who married into a moderate family against his wishes. People were shocked to see his wife driving a car from Lal Masjid. Maulana Abdullah took Abdul Rashid Ghazi to Afghanistan in 1998, where he met Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar. He met Osama bin Laden alone for one hour, and questioned him in English. At the end of the discussion he took the half glass of water beside Osama bin Laden and drank it. He said that he drank Osama bin Ladenâs leftover water so that God could make him a mujahid like Osama.
<b>Police looting shops during curfew </b>
As reported in daily Khabrain, it was discovered that the police looted mineral water and eatables from Melody Market during curfew. The residents of G-6 demanded that the government should not prolong the operation.
<b>Tomb of Ayaz converted into imamâs hujra</b>
As reported in daily Express, a general of Mahmood Ghaznavi and preacher of humanity, Ahmad Ayazâs, tomb has been reduced by the Auqaf Department, and the dome of the shrine was converted into a hujra for the imam e masjid. Ahmad Ayaz was one of 120 elite slaves bought by Mahmood Ghaznavi, who had a sharp eye for talented slaves. He was the governor of Lahore for 22 years before he died at age 48 in Lahore.
<b>Lal Masjid operation would create class struggle</b>
As reported in Daily Pakistan, a meeting of the ulema of Jamiat Ahle Hadees Pakistan was held to ponder over the issue of Lal Masjid. The nazim, Hafiz Ibtisam Illahi Zaheer, said that if the operation didnât stop, it would create a sense of deprivation amongst the people and would trigger a class struggle in Pakistan. He said that the government wants to play with the lives of people living around Lal Masjid.
<b>Who provided funds to Lal Masjid?</b>
As reported in daily Jang, the khatib of Lal Masjid, Maulana Abdul Aziz, provided a list of donors during his interrogation. A senator from Islamabad, Talha Mehmood, and his brother Zahid Bakhtawari, Shaheen chemists, Pri Qaiser and one pharmaceutical company were providing crores of rupees on a regular basis. A resident of Abbottabad, Janant Gul, provided 15 kalashnikovs and bullets.
<b>The news of Ghaziâs death in London</b>
Lyrical columnist Irfan Siddique wrote in daily Nawa-e-Waqt, that he was boarding a train for Manchester when he received a call that Maulana Abdul Rashid had been martyred. A sharp blade pressed deep into his heart. He looked through the window and remembered when he was sitting with the two brothers in a small room. Abdul Rashid made tea for him with love and offered him biscuits. He was sad that they didnât accept his advice and then he distanced himself from this affair.
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