 Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad voiced his contempt against Islamabad's announcement to send Pakistani troops to join the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). He said that the United States international force would be used to provide security to Israel and to disarm Hezbollah. In his Friday sermon, he called it 'disgusting' to engage the Pakistan Army in this 'shameful act', since Hezbollah's resistance had rejuvenated Muslim spirit.
| “He said that failure to resolve long standing global and regional disputes had made oppressed nations and groups adopt violence to achieve their goals....” |
He said joining ranks with Kabul and NATO forces to crush the Taliban would be another shameful act, which President Pervez Musharraf had vowed to perform in his recent visit to Afghanistan. He said that Washington's misuse of power might bring the world to the verge of collapse and their disregard for peace through justice had given rise to a wave of terrorism. He said that failure to resolve long standing global and regional disputes had made oppressed nations and groups adopt violence to achieve their goals. The world media, he pointed out, was pitched against Islam and every effort was being made to malign and defame the religion. He said that despite the well-orchestrated media campaign against Muslims, more people were converting to Islam in the West, which spoke for itself. |