Ghulam Mohammad Safi | Ghulam Mohammad Safi | Muttahida Majlis Amal | India-Pakistan | 20020617 |
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Pakistan bans TAJK backed by Hafiz Saeed |
2017-06-30 |
[The Hindu] Tehrik-e-Azaadi Jammu and Kashmire (TAJK), which India claims to be a front for Hafiz Saeed![]() ...founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba and its false-mustache offshoot Jamaat-ud-Dawa. The United Nations declared the JuD a terrorist organization in 2008 and Hafiz Saeed a terrorist as its leader. Hafiz, JuD and LeT are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Pak intel apparatus, so that amounted to squat... ’s Jamaat-ud-Dawa ...the front organization of Lashkar-e-Taiba... (JuD), has been banned by Pakistain after India raised the issue at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global anti-financial terror body, in February this year. According to the website of the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NCTA) under Pakistain’s Interior Ministry, TAJK was placed on the list of "proscribed organizations" on June 8. There are 64 other outfits in the list, which includes Jaish-e-Mohammad ...literally Army of Mohammad, a Pak-based Deobandi terror group founded by Maulana Masood Azhar in 2000, after he split with the Harkat-ul-Mujaheddin. In 2002 the government of Pervez Musharraf bannedthe group, which changed its name to Khaddam ul-Islam and continued doing what it had been doing before without missing a beat... , Al Qaeda, Tehrik-e-Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... and Balochistan ![]() ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... Liberation Army among others. On January 14, days before JuD chief Hafiz Saeed was put under "house arrest" in Pakistain, he appeared at a presser held by TAJK chairman Ghulam Mohammad Safi. In the video available with The Hindu, Safi said, "I congratulate Hafiz Saeed that he has declared 2017 as the year of Kashmire and that he has agreed to run his programme under the banner of TAJK." The video was put out by the JuD’s cyber cell and also sports the JuD logo. While the JuD is not banned in Pakistain, it was placed under the category of "organizations under watch" on January 27. Three days later, Saeed was placed in detention under pressure from the United States. India first raised the activities of TAJK at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary at Gay Paree in February. "This the first time, Pakistain has banned an outfit on the basis of representations submitted by India to an international body," said a senior government official. |
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Lashkar-e-Taiba Commander Abdul Wahid Kashmiri Surfaces for First Time in a Decade |
2010-04-01 |
On March 23, 2010, Pakistan-based jihadist organizations organized a conference in the town of Kotli in Pakistani Kashmir. The conference was addressed by, among others, two prominent jihadist commanders - Syed Salahuddin and Abdul Wahid Kashmiri. Salahuddin is the Supreme Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, one of the militant organizations fighting against Indian security forces in the Jammu & Kashmir state, and also heads the Muttahida Jihad Council, a network of nearly two dozen Pakistan-based militant organizations. The Kotli meeting, which was billed as the "Defence of Pakistan Conference" and held on the Pakistan Day of March 23, was attended by hundreds of people and addressed by leaders of various jihadist organizations. Among the militant leaders who addressed the public meeting were Shaikh Jamilur Rehman of the militant organization Tehreekul Mujahideen, Bakht Zameen of Al-Badar Mujahideen, Maulana Farooq Kashmiri of Harkatul Mujahideen, Masood Sarfraz of Hizb-e-Islami (Jammu & Kashmir), General Abdullah of Jamiatul Mujahideen, Mufti Mohammad Asghar of Jaish-e-Mohammad, Mohammad Usman of Muslim Janbaz Force, Chaudhry Kamran of Al-Jihad Force, Ghulam Mohammad Safi, Mahmood Ahmed Saghar and Rana Iftikhar Ahmed, and others. It should be noted that Pakistani Kashmir, formally called Azad (free) Jammu & Kashmir, is an area heavily fortified by the Pakistani military. Most of the mainstream Pakistani newspapers did not publish reports about the conference, as they normally refrain from doing so due to fears of the displeasure of the military-led establishment in Pakistan. The conference took place while Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, a;ong with a number of Pakistani officials, were in the U.S. for the March 24 Pakistan-U.S. Strategic Dialogue. |
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Guns will roar till tripartite talks: UJC | |||||
2008-04-22 | |||||
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Earlier, speaking at the conference Salahuddin said the fighters wanted to give a clear message to the people at the helm of affairs as well as political and religious leadership in Pakistan, and at the same time to the Indian rulers, that until every single inch of Kashmir was freed from New Delhis slavery, the struggle would continue with full force. People who taunt us as gun-frenzy must not forget that we launched a peaceful political struggle for emancipation for 42 long years but its absolute failure compelled us to take up arms, he said. The UJC chief reiterated that the mujahideen were ready to lay down weapons provided India accepted their conditions, such as acknowledging the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir as a disputed territory and its settlement through meaningful tripartite talks. He regretted that after 9/11 Musharraf regime offered too many concessions to India, including the fencing of Line of Control, which caused great disappointment among the Kashmiris. In 2000 and 2001 our struggle had reached a decisive phase, but unfortunately Musharraf took on the pressure against the Islamic movements beyond the pale and consequently the political and diplomatic support to our movement declined considerably, he said. He disclosed that Kashmir had never been a core issue in any round of talks between India and Pakistan during Musharraf government. On the peace process, he said Kashmiris were a peace loving nation but could not promote peace process at the cost of their martyrs. Salahuddin made it clear that the Kashmiris would not accept any formula except complete liberation of their motherland. Division, status-quo, internal autonomy or cross border trade, all are unacceptable, he declared, adding, the militants were not opposed to trans-LoC travelling but they would not allow anyone to use it to dilute the freedom movement. Salahuddin also dispelled the impression as enemys propaganda that the mujahideen had got tired. Who says we are tired? We cannot betray the blood of 500,000 martyrs. As the number of martyrs is rising, Jihad has become an obligation of everyone, he said.
Referring to Mr Ten Percent Asif Ali Zardari without naming him, he said unfortunately some imprudent politicians were suggesting that Kashmir issue should be left for next generations. This movement cannot be postponed even for a single day, not to talk of next generations, he said. Referring to militant leaderships participation in talks, he said: We are not opposed to talks but the process should be in line with the aspirations of the Kashmiris. Whether we participate or not is insignificant. What is important is that when, where and on what issue the talks are held. If held on our conditions, we will appreciate and endorse the talks. Prior to Salahuddin, a number of other militant and political leaders also spoke. Tehreek-e-Kashmir convenor Ghulam Mohammad Safi blasted the PaK government, asking it to give up the practice of toeing the line of Pakistani rulers. You should develop courage to call a spade a spade. And you should also refrain from according red carpet reception to the so-called leaders whose hands are stained with the blood of Kashmiris, whether it is Omar Abdullah or Mehbooba Mufti, he said. His views were later echoed by APHC convenor Syed Yousaf Nasim who said Pakistani and Kashmiri leaders may receive Indians but not those who were responsible for the massacre of Kashmiris. Red carpet reception to such leaders is tantamount to rubbing salt into the wounds of oppressed Kashmiris, he said. Almost all speakers criticized the previous Pakistani governments policies on Kashmir, with some saying that Islamabad was trapped by New Delhi into weakening the Kashmir freedom struggle. Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi, amir of proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba, was also among the speakers but he focused his speech on some instances from the Islamic history to establish a point that freedom movements could take longer than expected time and Kashmiris should not get disappointed from 19 years of struggle. Prominent among other speakers were Sheikh Jamilur Rehman of Tehrikul Mujahideen, General Abdullah of Jamiatul Mujahideen, Attiqur Rehman of Harkatul Mujahideen, Farooq Qureshi of Al Barq Mujahideen, Mastoid Sarfraz of Hizb-e-Islami, Uzair Ghizali of Pasban-e-Hurriyat, Raja Izhar Khan, Yousaf Butt and Amjad Khan advocate. | |||||
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Fundo Bigs rant, rave, threaten... |
2002-06-17 |
LAHORE, June 17: Various religious, Kashmiri, and political leaders on Sunday warned of a tough resistance against the Musharraf government if it took an Afghanistan-like U-turn on Kashmir or compromised the most cherished national cause. "Kashmir Jihad will continue till the liberation of Kashmir from Indian occupation and implementation of UN resolutions. The military government which had already sold out Afghanistan must not do the same with Kashmir because it would amount to betraying Pakistan, and all religious forces now stand united to resist it," they warned while addressing a mammoth Kashmir Conference organised by Muttahida Majlis Amal (MMA) here. The leaders of the six-party alliance demanded immediate expulsion of the US army, FBI and CIA officials from Pakistan, warning they (US forces) would destroy Pakistan's nuclear programme to enslave the nation. They also advised Gen Musharraf to see through the US-Indian conspiracy of secluding the army from Mujahideen, religious forces and the people, and avoid taking punitive measures against Jihadis. All of the leaders sent messages to Kashmiri leadership, Mujahideen and people that this mammoth gathering was a proof that the Pakistani nation still stands unitedly behind them and support their freedom struggle. The conference was presided over by JI Amir Qazi Hussain Ahmad who warned that if the US forces were not expelled and their bases from Pakistan not abolished immediately they will destroy the Pak nuclear programme. "If that happens, the entire Kashmir, nuclear programme and our independence will be taken away from us," he said. He said freedom of Kashmir was the completion of Pakistan and was duly allowed by the UN and other world organisations who had acknowledged it as a genuine freedom movement until 9-11. After that the anti-Muslim Jewish conspirators ruling the US overpowered the entire west and dubbed all Muslims as terrorists. He advised Gen Musharraf not to back out from Kashmiris support otherwise the nation would not allow him to rule any further. "Musharraf should rest faith in Allah's help and do what is right, the nation will be behind him." Qazi warned if referendum like rigging was repeated in general elections it would be the end of Musharraf. He demanded reorganisation of Election Commission and voters lists. JUI-F Amir Maulana Fazlur Rehman accused the military rulers of selling out Islam, Pakistan, Kashmir, Afghanistan and nuclear programme to the US masters. He said: "The Pakistan Army always served the US interests, while religious parties always acted according to Islam. Incidentally the US interests coincided with Islam during the Afghan Jihad against Russians, that was why army supported that Jihad, but against Taliban and now in case of Kashmir the US interests were against Islam that's why army leadership is against Muslims and jihadis." He alleged the Musharraf government had already accepted the independent Kashmir option against the will of Pakistani and Kashmiri people. JUP leader Gen KM Azhar (retd) said Jihad is the essential part of our faith and as the armed forces of Islamic republic of Pakistan the military leaders must not shy away from it. Allama Sajid Naqvi said only unity could steer the Ummah out of the present situation as the rulers were taking decision which were against the national interests. He said the public was wise enough as they could differentiate between friend and foe, adding that Jihad could not be stopped at any cost as it was the essence of Islamic teachings. APHC leader Ghulam Mohammad Safi said UN was now backing out on its verbal support to Kashmir under the US pressure. He said Kofi Annan paid tributes to East Timorese guerilla struggle against Indonesia in the first ceremony of East Timor nation. "But he is dubbing Kashmiris as terrorists which is unjustified." PML-N leader Kh Saad Rafiq also expressed full cooperation on behalf of his party to the MMA leadership regarding the Kashmir cause. Jamiat Ahle Hadis leader Sajid Mir said the Musharraf government was the first regime that had openly backed out of the 50-year-old national policy on Kashmir and started dubbing freedom fighters as terrorists. Jamaat-ud-Dawah leader Hafiz Abdul Rehman Makki said the large number of participants was a clear signal to the government that it would not let any person to bargain or take a U-turn on Kashmir. He said the public had rejected the government's 'step-back' policy on national issues. He said instead of resisting the anti-Pakistan policies, the policy-makers were giving benefit to the enemies of the country. JI AJK Amir Abdul Rasheed Turabi said the struggle of Kashmiris had entered a final phase and the time was not far when the Kashmir would be a part of Pakistan. The MMA leaders also appealed to the nation to boycott the interest-based economy and withdraw their accounts from UBL which has filed a petition against the riba-free banking system. At the end of his speech, Qazi Hussain Ahmad announced that MMA has decided to boycott UBL. |
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