This is a desperate act by a desperate government.While Musharraf can be admired as being a tough general who knows how to say no to even violent extremists I am afraid in this case he has lost the sympathy of his admirers.This was a foolish act by taking on students who just were being steasfastly loyal to their religion.Pakistan today is in the grip of western influence.Musharraf is following the policy of secular turkey with its nationalist hardline young turks totally against any kind of religious outlook.Whom is he trying to impress? The west?.He would certainly be in for a nasty surprise.The US would only use him and disgrace him like they did to saddam.Musharraf should have been more sympathetic to the young islamic men and women and some solution could have defintely been found. He should have held direct face to face talks and compromised with their demands at least to a certain extent.These were not evil people. They were just demanding that progfanity and vulgarity that go against the tenets of Islam shouold be removed. Was that too much to ask?There was a way to deal with them.You do not approach these kind fo people with violence and hate. You have to respect them and reason with them kindly.Things would have worked out so well.Musharraf today has lost the admiration and sympathy of his few admirers. It is a matter of time that he wuld be soon thrown in the dust bin of history. Would India behave in the same manner with her terrorists like the bajrang dal?I doubt
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by pSSn hOMMe on Jul 10, 2007 08:54 PM Permalink
Please wake up to the reality around you. I pray that do not let these semi-educated, self-appointed protectors of Islam..the Mullahs.If something does not feel right..question it. There is nothing which is absolute in this Universe, and so isn't Islam. Please wake up to the reality that the west is exploiting this rigid & illiterate base (lacking main-stream education) to target you. You need not leave Allah to be smart & worldly wise . You can be a muslim & can still gel well with this world. Do not follow all the medieval teachings as they were meant for that particular time, scenario, enemies etc. Wake up and see that people generalise & say Islam is a cruel religion. You do not want this! Your actions are directly responsible for the image Islam has today. Please get into the main stream and shun the rules & regulations of Islam which are not relevant now..the interpretations of Mullahs are to suit their requirements. Do not fall prey to brainwashing about Islam being in danger. Remember -- Islam is in danger because of these ghastly & dishonourable & cowardly acts of violence committed by muslims.
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by Upen Boka on Jul 10, 2007 09:26 PM Permalink
I Agree 1000 times. It is time muslims realise the actual ground reality and mend themselves. It is their people who are branding muslims as terrorists and abusing Allah and islam
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by R Sinha on Jul 10, 2007 08:51 PM Permalink
Guys like you only harbour terrorists, unforunaty in current indian dispensation (of course in past one also) there are such idoits who are trying to show these blind people light of the day, they have failed in past and they will fail again. The fact is those who have taken guns understanding language of guns only. These guys will not listen till they know now death awaits them. Hopefully Indian govt. will use similar tactics to deal with all militants on Indian soil, just kill them once a few of them get killed rest will fall in line.
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by xyz abcs on Jul 10, 2007 08:33 PM Permalink
u have a point there, but that cleric who headed the lal masjid was not a cleric, he was not religious, he was a damn terrorist giving threats that he would send suicide bombers. those militants use the shelter of the mosque for their terrorist crap.
shariah law is pretty outdated.dont get me wrong, i have nothing against islam, but the shariah law seriously can undergo some changes to reflect present day society. it was written at a time when most people in the region were barbarians and using the same outdated law in the present day would mean going BACK to those ages. what that ghazi wants is a COMPLETE shariah law where women would not be allowed outside their homes, and where men can rape anyone they wanted
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by ahmed kasim on Jul 10, 2007 08:49 PM Permalink
Mr xyz abcs go to this site and understand better islam from US, not from asian country islamtomorrow.com
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by xyz abcs on Jul 10, 2007 09:10 PM Permalink
i did look at that site..and i also looked at hundreds of islam websites..and ALL of them are out to prove that other religions are ALL WRONG..and that ONLY ISLAM is the way to reach God, when it is a fact that many others have reached God from many different religions. all these islamic websites have columns that try to prove that islam is great whereas other religions are bullshit..and THAT itself prompts me to leave those crappy websites
as far as shariah law is concerned, let me give u an example: if a woman is raped, she has to get 4 other witnesses otherwise the court will rule that she was not raped. now that law would have worked in 800 AD when the only people that lived were barbarians in that region, but that wont work now.
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by xyz abcs on Jul 10, 2007 08:36 PM Permalink
dude and u talk of sympathy to young men and women? he gave them a WHOLE week, and also promised compensation and pardon and education for women..if thats not sympathetic, i dont know what is. militants cant hold students hostage, in fact they have poisoned the minds of those students to commit all sorts of violence in the name of religion..if they dont like something, then go about protesting it peacefully..u dont just go kidnapping people just cuz their culture is not compatible with yours..fool
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by saif kashmiri on Jul 10, 2007 08:40 PM Permalink
rhazes, i am surprised at the way you are defending these islamist terroists. are you justifying the way these terroists used to kidnap chinease , rangers etc. who have given them right to interfer in others/public life .these lal masjid ghazi brothers wanted to build a state inside the state.
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by xyz abcs on Jul 10, 2007 08:42 PM Permalink
true..mosques are convenient locations used by terrorists to poison young minds..
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by Magadi Raghunath on Jul 10, 2007 08:53 PM Permalink
Could you please give a few examples of this profanity and vulgarity? I thought Pakistan did not have the kind of 'liberalism' that we have.
