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30 killed as Swat blast targets security forces vehicle
2007-10-26 20:52:00 CNews SWAT: A blast tore through a security forces vehicle in restive northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing 30 people and wounding dozens more, a senior security official said. The attack in scenic Swat valley in the North West Frontier Province was the latest in a wave of violence targeting the military since government troops stormed the Al-Qaeda-linked Red Mosque in Islamabad in July. The blast comes just one day after Pakistan deployed more than 2,000 military troops to the area to bolster efforts to stem the rising violence, which is linked to pro-Taliban militants. The truck -- carrying paramilitary soldiers and packed with ammunition -- was travelling on a road outside the valley's main city of Mingora when the explosion occurred, the security official said. "Thirty people were killed in the explosion including 17 paramilitary soldiers. The damage was high because the truck was packed with ammunition," the official, who asked not to be named, said. Swat mayor Fazlur Rehman...
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2007-10-14 13:55:00 CNews ISLAMABAD: Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated with religious enthusiasm and fervor across Pakistan yesterday (Sunday). Eid prayers offered at Eidgahs, mosques and open places all over the country. In their sermons, Ulema highlighted the philosophy of Eid and prayed for progress and solidarity of the country and Muslim Ummah.Security was tightened in Islamabad to ensure safety of the citizens. The city was divided in three zones. Major congregations of Eid in federal capital were held at Faisal Masjid and Lal Masjid. Stringent security measures were taken in Karachi, Lahore, Quetta and Peshawar, while special security was arranged around mosques, Eidgahs and Imambargahs in all major cities and towns. Additional security contingents were deployed and ambulances arranged at key places to meet any untoward incident. In Karachi about 1500 Eid congregations were held, the largest gathering was held under the city government at Bagh-e-Jinnah, where Maulana Muhammad Ahmed Salimi led the praye...
Red Mosque take-over by militants won?t be allowed: Musharraf
2007-10-03 20:28:00 ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf has categorically stated the re-take-over of Islamabad Red Mosque would not be allowed at any cost. The president said this in an exclusive interview with Kamran Khan in Geo News programme ?Aaj Kamran Khan Ke Sath?.Musharraf also said he will doff military uniform till Nov. 15 after getting re-elected on October 06.Musharraf said that the existing assemblies would complete their terms and general elections in the country will be held after two months of Nov. 15. He said he would get the vote of confidence from the new assembly. Commenting on the National Reconciliation Ordinance the president said he also wants to withdraw cases against Nawaz Sharif and leaders of other political parties. Musharraf said Peoples Party could play role to curb extremism in the country. He said he doesn?t deny US role in talks with Benazir Bhutto. About APDM resignations, the president said over 100 resignations would not affect the electoral college, which would no...
Pakistan's Red Mosque open again
2007-10-03 19:49:00 The controversial Red Mosque in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, has re-opened following a Supreme Court ruling issued on Tuesday.The order came three months after the mosque was stormed by Pakistani troops to evict militants who had taken sanctuary within its complex.More than 100 people were killed in the fighting in July.The mosque's chief cleric was arrested. His wife has pledged that it will not be used for political activity.The Supreme Court issued its order after Umme Hassan made her promise.It also ordered the government to pay relatives compensation for all those killed in the military operation.Among those who died was deputy mosque head Abdul Rashid Ghazi, brother of chief cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz.The mosque temporarily reopened on 27 July but closed within hours after protesters reoccupied it at the same time as a suicide blast near the complex killed 14 people.The raid on the mosque triggered a series of revenge suicide bombings and other attacks by militants across P...
Police probe attack at Red Mosque
2007-07-28 06:18:00 Officials say the protests made it easier for the bomberThe Pakistani authorities have launched an inquiry into the suicide bombing outside the Red Mosque in Islamabad, in which at least 13 people died.
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Thirteen dead in Red Mosque blast
2007-07-27 19:50:00 At least 13 people have been killed in a suspected suicide bombing near Pakistan's Red Mosque, following clashes between Islamists and police. 'Most of the dead were policemen,' a security official said. More than 50 people were injured.
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Eleven killed in Red Mosque blast
2007-07-27 16:59:00 At least eleven people have been killed in a suspected suicide bombing near Pakistan's Red Mosque, following clashes between Islamists and police. 'Most of the dead were policemen,' a security official said. More than 40 people were injured.
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11 dead in blast near Red Mosque
2007-07-27 16:26:00 A suicide bomb attack today killed 11 people following renewed violence at Islamabad's Red Mosque, two weeks after an army siege left more than 100 dead.
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Explosion goes off near Red Mosque
2007-07-27 15:38:00 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A large explosion went off in a hotel about a quarter-mile from Islamabad's Red Mosque on Friday, killing at least 11 people, police officials said. Authorities said that at least 43 people, including a policeman, were wounded.
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'Eleven dead' in Red Mosque blast
2007-07-27 15:36:00 The students chanted slogans against President MusharrafA bomb blast has rocked Pakistan's Red Mosque after violent clashes between police and Islamist students, killing at least 11 people, officials say.
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Red Mosque Fueled Islamic Fire in Young Women
2007-07-24 06:04:00 "In heaven you get everything without hardship," explained Miss Sarfraz, daughter of a bus driver. "In heaven, if a martyr feels hungry, food appears, the best quality food, and you won't even know where it came from.
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Red Mosque Fueled Islamic Fire in Young Women
2007-07-24 06:04:00 "In heaven you get everything without hardship," explained Miss Sarfraz, daughter of a bus driver. "In heaven, if a martyr feels hungry, food appears, the best quality food, and you won't even know where it came from.
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Islamic Republic of Pakistan?s psuedo pornstar forms political party!
2007-07-16 22:31:00 Pakistani film star Musarrat Shaheen who starred in the spectacular hit, “Haseena Atom Bomb” that started a craze in the early 1990s, has formed her own political party! Called Pakistan Tehreek-e-Musawaat, she hopes to follow the path of Italian porn star Cicciolina, straight into the government. She believes she can make a real difference! Here are ...
Lessons learned from Red Mosque
2007-07-14 23:24:00 Some of us were boringly curious about the lessons Pakistanis have learned from the Red Mosque fiasco. So our local Pakistani correspondent, senior Islam analyst, T. Aulia, went and asked a local Pakistani kid about the lessons he has learned from the tragedy: Ali “Plegm of Allah” Tariq said, “This is horrible news! It is the ...
Brainwashed children plead to die as martyrs in Red Mosque siege
2007-07-13 22:54:00 reposted from RichardDawkins.net by Dean Nelson, Times Online Thanks to Linda Ward Selbie for the link.Reposted from:http://timesonline.co.uk/t-ol/news/world/asia/article20421-56.eceSAIMA KHAN wants to die a martyr. Life is transient, she told her father in a telephone call last week, and the real glory is to sacrifice it for Allah. Her statement would be alarming at any age, but Saima is only 10.As she spoke, rifle shots rang out, the acrid smell of tear gas drifted over Islamabad and hundreds of troops surrounded the pro-Taliban Red Mosque, a religious school complex in the heart of Pakistan's capital where Saima was among hundreds of children being held as virtual hostages in a stand-off between militants and the government.Saima and her 14-year-old sister, Asma, were embroiled in a struggle for the soul of Pakistan in which up to 70 militants died last week and more than 100 were injured, according to mosque officials.Holed up inside the complex behind the lines of tro...
CNN Barred from Red Mosque Press Briefing
2007-07-13 10:26:00 I just watched a CNN report which says that CNN reporters were barred from entering the Red Mosque in the aftermath of the gun battle there. All the other members of the Press were allowed to enter. Very Funny! Musharraf must have been irked by the CNN report Pakistan: The Threat Within hosted by Nic ...
World given first glimpse inside bloody Red Mosque after siege - Times Onli
2007-07-12 16:45:00 World given first glimpse inside bloody Red Mosque after siegeTimes Online, UK - 45 minutes ago... blood-splattered remains of Islamabad's Red Mosque - emptied of Islamist militants by the Army earlier this week - were revealed to the world for the ...
World given first glimpse inside bloody Red Mosque after siege - Times Onli
2007-07-12 16:45:00 World given first glimpse inside bloody Red Mosque after siegeTimes Online, UK - 45 minutes ago... blood-splattered remains of Islamabad's Red Mosque - emptied of Islamist militants by the Army earlier this week - were revealed to the world for the ...
106 dead at Red Mosque; militants cleared
2007-07-11 22:04:00 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) ? Commandos cleared the warren-like Red Mosque complex of rebel fighters Wednesday, ending a fierce eight-day siege and street battles that left more than 100 dead.
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Red Mosque siege declared over
2007-07-11 16:03:00 Pakistan's prime minister, Shaukat Aziz, declared the Red Mosque siege over today, saying that government forces had regained full control of the compound after a 36-hour assault. 'The operation is over. Everybody who was inside is out,' Mr Aziz said.
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Red Mosque operation 'nears end'
2007-07-11 03:46:00 The military say their operation is still not fully completedPakistan's army says an operation to flush out militants from a mosque in Islamabad is in its final stages - 24 hours after troops stormed the complex.
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Leader of Red Mosque is killed in Pakistan raid
2007-07-10 18:17:00 '); E-Mail Article Listen to Article Printer-Friendly 3-Column Format Translate Share Article Text Size ISLAMABAD: One of the leaders of the Lal Masjid mosque, where Pakistani security forces have been fighting with militants holed up inside, was
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Pakistani forces raid Red Mosque
2007-07-10 17:10:00 ISLAMABAD: Loud explosions rocked the Pakistani capital Tuesday as security forces fought intensely with militants holed up in a sprawling mosque compound in the heart of the capital.
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Forty dead in final assault on Red Mosque
2007-07-10 10:06:00 At least 40 militants and three soldiers have been killed, the army said. The remaining fighters are reported to have moved to a basement within the compound in preparation for a final battle.
The Red Mosque’s Cult Of Martyrdom
2007-07-09 15:30:00 In case you needed an excuse to feel depressed the Times Online has a story up right now about the ongoing fight between soldiers of the Pakistani military and fanatical militants currently holed up in the Red Mosque (Lal Masjid) in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. There’s only one problem: some of the ...
Brainwashed children plead to die as martyrs in Red Mosque siege
2007-07-09 11:45:00 Saima Khan wants to die a martyr. Life is transient, she told her father in a telephone call last week, and the real glory is to sacrifice it for Allah. Her statement would be alarming at any age, but Saima is only 10.
Brainwashed Children in the Red Mosque
2007-07-09 03:40:00 In their standoff with the Pakistani government, the depraved holy warriors of the Red Mosque in Islamabad have surrounded themselves with children: Brainwashed children plead to die as martyrs in Red Mosque siege. SAIMA KHAN wants to die a martyr. Life is transient, she told her father in a telephone call last week, and the real glory is to sacrifice it for Allah. Her statement would be alarming at any age, but Saima is only 10. As she spoke, rifle shots rang out, the acrid smell of tear gas drifted over Islamabad and hundreds of troops surrounded the pro-Taliban Red Mosque, a religious school complex in the heart of Pakistan’s capital where Saima was among hundreds of children being held as virtual hostages in a stand-off between militants and the government. Saima and her 14-year-old sister, Asma, were embroiled in a struggle for the soul of Pakistan in which up to 70 militants died last week and more than 100 were injured, according to mosque officials. Holed up inside the...
Wanted men 'control Red Mosque'
2007-07-08 20:03:00 Troops are blocking all entrances and roads to the mosquePakistan's religious affairs minister has said wanted Islamic militants are in control of a besieged mosque in the capital, Islamabad.
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President Musharraf and the Red Mosque Radicals
2007-07-07 22:42:00 The action taken by President Perves Musharraf against the Islamist radicals holed up in Lal Masjid or 'the Red Mosque' in Islamabad, have been portrayed by some pundits as a heroic offensive against creeping Talibanization. This is largely a perception based upon wishful thinking. Musharraf is vulnerable at present and the last thing he wants to do is provoke a confrontation with religious fundamentalism. In deciding to act against the radicals of Lal Masjid, Musharraf was driven by a set of circumstances he could no longer ignore.The Pakistani president is facing an opposition that is becoming increasingly united. His rule is being challenged in the courts. Popular opinion isn't on his side either, if the media is any indication of prevailing attitudes. Moreover there are elements in the establishment that are sympathetic to the Red Mosque militants.When female vigilantes from the mosque were raiding massage parlors and video stalls, kidnapping and harassing those they accused ...
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Red Mosque standoff; Pakistan?s President speaks
2007-07-07 21:01:00 Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf has warned the Islamists besieged in Islamabad’s Red Mosque that they risk death unless they give themselves up. It is the first time the President has spoken about the five-day standoff. Soliders have been targetting the militants’ gun positions but have held back from an all-out assault. The siege began when troops went to ...
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11 dead in Red Mosque clashes
2007-07-03 15:51:00 At least 11 people were killed as Pakistani security forces fought running battles with students from a mosque linked to al-Qaida today, hospital and mosque officials said.
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Soldier dies in Red Mosque clash
2007-07-03 14:49:00 A Pakistani soldier was today shot dead as security forces fought running battles with students from a controversial Islamabad mosque linked to al-Qaida.
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The Girls of the Red Mosque
2007-06-07 06:15:00 Fascinating SBS Australia report on the radical girl gangs of Islamabad’s Red Mosque and their clerical leadership’s ambitions to replace the local Pakistani justice system, with private Sharia courts and guerrilla justice. Part 1: Part 2:
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