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India-Pakistan

JUI-F announces rally in Lahore to express solidarity with Gaza

2025-04-22

Making no difference whatsoever, but at least it gets them out in the healthy fresh air and sunshine.

...Deobandi holy man, known as Mullah Diesel during the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty. Fazl seldom misses a meal and is now so large he has his own gravitational pull...
expressed serious concerns over the situation in Paleostine and announced a protest rally at Minar-e-Pakistain in Lahore to show their solidarity with the people of Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
Addressing a joint presser flanked by Jamaat-e-Islami
...The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independent branch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores...
(JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, Fazl said: ''The [current] situation in Paleostine is a matter of deep concern for the entire Moslem Ummah.''

He invited the religious parties and the people to attend the proposed rally at the Minar-e-Pakistain.

Lambasting the rulers, the JUI-F chief said that those who are in power have failed to fulfil their responsibilities towards Gaza. He added that the JUI-F will soon launch a countrywide awareness campaign.

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India-Pakistan

JUI-F leader among four injured in South Waziristan mosque blast

2025-03-15

[GEO.TV] A blast tore through a mosque on Friday in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's South Wazoo district, leaving at least four people injured including district emir of Jamaat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), police said.

Abdullah Nadeem, a leader of the JUI-F, was believed to be the target of the blast and had been hospitalised with serious injures, said DPO Asif Bahadur, a district police chief in South Waziristan.

He added that two children were among the injured. It was not immediately clear who was behind the earth-shattering kaboom.

Attacks have been escalating in Pakistain's border regions with Afghanistan in recent months.

Last month, a jacket wallah killed six worshippers Maulana Hamidul Haq Haqqani — son of Maulana Samiul Haq

...the Godfather of the Taliban, late leader of his own faction of the JUI in Pakistain. Known as Mullah Sandwich for his habit of having two young boys at a time. Now beyond all cares and woe, done in by his secretary in a lovers' quarrel...
and chief of his own faction of the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...Assembly of Islamic Clergy, or JUI, is a Pak Deobandi (Hanafi) political party. There are two main branches, one led by Maulana Fazlur Rahman, and one that was led by Maulana Samiul Haq. Fazl is active in Pak politix and Sami spent more time running his madrassah until his secretary rubbed him out in a jealous rage. Both branches sponsor branches of the Taliban, though with plausible deniability...
(JUI-S) during Friday prayer at the Darul Uloom Haqqani in Nowshera district.

This week in 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...
, ~~bandidos~~ murderous Moslems hijacked a train and held passengers hostage in a day-long standoff with security forces, leaving at least 26 hostages and four security personnel dead.

Last month, a suicide bomber killed six worshippers Maulana Hamidul Haq Haqqani — son of Maulana Samiul Haq and chief of his own faction of the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-S) during Friday prayer at the Darul Uloom Haqqani in Nowshera district.

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India-Pakistan

Security personnel among 10 injured in Quetta blast

2025-03-01

[GEO.TV] A security personnel among 10 others sustained injuries when a cycle of violence strapped with kabooms blew up near Jan Muhammad Road in 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...
's Quetta on Friday, the police said.

Following the blast, police and rescue teams rushed to the scene and launched relief efforts, shifting the injured persons to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.

Meanwhile,
...back at the shootout, Butch clutched at his shoulder. Ow! he exclaimed, with feeling......
the authorities have cordoned off the area and are working to determine the nature and cause of the earth-shattering kaboom.

In a statement, the police said the kabooms were strapped with a cycle of violence. However,
a clean conscience makes a soft pillow...
the investigation was underway, they added.

Earlier in the day, a top official of Darul Uloom Haqqania
...

an Islamic seminary located in Akora Khattak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The seminary propagates the Deobandi trend of Sunni Islam and is headed by Maulana Samiul Haq, known as the Godfather of the Taliban. It has been dubbed The University of Jihad due to the methods and content of instruction along with the future occupations of its alumni....
among six people killed in a suicide kaboom

that targeted the historic seminary's mosque in Nowshera.

The bomb went kaboom! in the front row soon after the Friday prayer as worshippers were leaving the weekly congregation at the Darul Uloom Haqqania mosque in Akora Khattak, located about 60 kilometres (35 miles) east of Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire...
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General Police (IGP) Zulfiqar Hameed told Geo News that Maulana Hamid-ul-Haq Haqqani, the son of Maulana Samiul Haq
...the Godfather of the Taliban, late leader of his own faction of the JUI in Pakistain. Known as Mullah Sandwich for his habit of having two young boys at a time. Now beyond all cares and woe, done in by his secretary in a lovers' quarrel...
Haqqani, was the target of the attack.

More on the Nowshera bomb from GeoTV:

A top official of Darul Uloom Haqqania was among eight people killed, while at least 18 others sustained injuries in a suicide kaboom that targeted the historic seminary's mosque in Nowshera, officials confirmed on Friday.

The bomb went kaboom! in the front row soon after Friday prayers as worshippers were leaving the congregation at the Darul Uloom Haqqania mosque in Akora Khattak, located about 60 kilometres (35 miles) east of Beautiful Downtown Peshawar.

Maulana Hamid, the vice administrator of Darul Uloom Haqqania and emir of Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...a Pak religious party. It is usually part of the govt, never part of the solution...
-Sami (JUI-S), departed this vale of tears as he was undergoing emergency medical treatment, the top cop said.

Hameed added that police teams were present at the site of the earth-shattering kaboom, and a search operation was also underway in the surroundings. Forensics and investigation teams had been dispatched to the incident site, and the district police officer was also present there, the IGP said.

This was the last Friday congregation before Ramadan, drawing a large crowd of worshippers. The mosque is located inside the compound of the madrassa, whose students were set to go on leave, as it marked the final day of their academic year.

The sprawling campus is home to roughly 4,000 students who are fed, clothed and educated for free.

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India-Pakistan

JUI-F chief denounces killing of Hassan Nasrallah as act of terrorism, Karachi protests

2024-09-29

Nobody outside Pakistan cares about your posturing, and precious few within it.

...The satrap of the Medes and the Persians in Leb...>
as an act of terrorism.

Condemning the killing of Hezbollah leader, Fazal said: ''Hassan Nasrullah's life is a struggle against Israel. The martyrdom of Hasan Nasrullah will strengthen the resistance against Israel.''

Protests in Karachi over killing of Hezbollah leader
[GEO.TV] Different areas of Karachi city saw protests and demonstrations following the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Israeli strikes.

Rally from Shah Khorasan to Ali Raza Imam Bargah on MA Jinnah Road was carried out as the road to Jama Cloth was closed for traffic, according to the traffic police.

The police also informed that traffic was being diverted from Numaish Chowrangi to Lines area.

Moreover, rallies from Ancholi Imam Bargah to Shahrah-e-Pakistan and Gulistan society to Jamali bridge also took place.

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India-Pakistan

Fazl says 'fake assemblies' unacceptable as JUI-F set to widen anti-govt movement

2024-05-10

...Deobandi holy man, known as Mullah Diesel during the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty. Fazl seldom misses a meal and is now so large he has his own gravitational pull...
has reiterated that "fake assemblies" are unacceptable as the politico-religious party is all set to widen its anti-government movement.

Addressing a mass public rally in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire...
on Thursday, Fazl said: "Workers have once again given the message that fake assembly is not acceptable."

The JUI-F leader, who believed that the 2024 general elections were more rigged than that of 2018, said "these governments are not the true representatives" of the people.

"We have brought the case of people's self-respect," he added.

It is pertinent to mention here that the JUI-F had also been calling the former PTI-led government "fake" before the two erstwhile political foes found an "ideological coordination" against the incumbent PML-N-led coalition government.

Slamming the then Imran Khan
...aka The Great Khan, who who convinced himself that playing cricket qualified him to lead a nuclear-armed nation with severe personality disorders...
-led government, Fazl, in October 2018 said: "Fake' legislation carried out by a fake parliament has no legal value."

Speaking at the public rally, the JUI-F supremo said: "I spoke for the rights of Pashtuns and Baloch."

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India-Pakistan

Fazl foresees system collapsing as 'establishment wants govt of its choice'

2024-02-28

[GEO.TV] As the 2024 nationwide election results drew criticism from different political parties, Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...Assembly of Islamic Clergy, or JUI, is a Pak Deobandi (Hanafi) political party. There are two main branches, one led by Maulana Fazlur Rahman, and one that was led by Maulana Samiul Haq. Fazl is active in Pak politix and Sami spent more time running his madrassah until his secretary rubbed him out in a jealous rage. Both branches sponsor branches of the Taliban, though with plausible deniability...
-Fazl (JUI-F) supremo Maulana Fazlur Rehman

...Deobandi holy man, known as Mullah Diesel during the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty. Fazl seldom misses a meal and is now so large he has his own gravitational pull...
continued picking apart the February 8 polls besides predicting that the "system would collapse" as "establishment wants government of their choice."
Fazl being an integral part of the establishment...
"Establishment wants assemblies and people in them of their choice," the political leader alleged while addressing a presser alongside other party leaders in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire...
on Tuesday.

"We received information before the elections that it has been decided to reduce the JUI-F’s inclusion [in the assemblies]. Different styles of rigging occurred in every polling station during the polls."

"If they think there was no rigging in the polls, then the May 9 narrative is apparently buried. They cannot run the country and this system will collapse. Those who are sticking to the system will be crying in the coming days," Fazl said.

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India-Pakistan

JUI-F leader Hafiz Hamdullah injured in Mastung blast

2023-09-15

[GEO.TV] Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...Assembly of Islamic Clergy, or JUI, is a Pak Deobandi (Hanafi) political party. There are two main branches, one led by Maulana Fazlur Rahman, and one that was led by Maulana Samiul Haq. Fazl is active in Pak politix and Sami spent more time running his madrassah until his secretary rubbed him out in a jealous rage. Both branches sponsor branches of the Taliban, though with plausible deniability...
Fazl (JUI-F) leader Hafiz Hamdullah on Thursday sustained injuries in a blast that took place in Mastung, 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...
According to initial reports, the blast took place near a vehicle which injured Hamdullah and several others.

Police rushed to the site of the incident and cordoned off the area.

Mustang Deputy Commissioner Abdul Razzaq Sasoli said several people were maimed in the Mustang blast and added that the three injured including the JUI-F leader had been shifted to a hospital in Quetta.

The official said the JUI-F leader was provided initial medical aid in Mastung before being shifted to the lovely provincial capital for further treatment.

He said the JUI-F leader’s condition is out of danger.

Speaking to Geo News, JUI-F spokesperson Aslam Ghauri said Hamdullah sustained injuries but his condition is not critical.

"He hasn't been critically injured. His button men and two of Hamdullah's party colleagues have also been injured but their condition is stable," he added.

Ghauri said that Hamdullah was travelling from Quetta to Kalat when he came under attack.

He also expressed ignorance about the nature of the blast.

According to a health department spokesperson, the 11 injured were shifted to Shaheed Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Raisani Memorial Hospital in Mastung.

The spokesperson added that one of the persons is at death's door.

The Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Mustang said 11 people including Hamdullah injured in the blast.

The nature of the Mustang explosion is being ascertained, the senior police official added.

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India-Pakistan

Suicide bomber suspected as explosion at Islamist rally in Pakistan kills at least 40, wounds more than 150

2023-07-31

[NYPOST] An explosion destroyed an Islamist political rally in northwest Pakistain on Sunday, killing at least 40 people and injuring more than 150 others, police said.

The Inspector General of Police for the Bajaur district said the blast, likely a suicide kaboom, took place in the town of Khar as hundreds gathered to rally behind the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...Assembly of Islamic Clergy, or JUI, is a Pak Deobandi (Hanafi) political party. There are two main branches, one led by Maulana Fazlur Rahman, and one that was led by Maulana Samiul Haq. Fazl is active in Pak politix and Sami spent more time running his madrassah until his secretary rubbed him out in a jealous rage. Both branches sponsor branches of the Taliban, though with plausible deniability...
-Fazl (JUI-F) group.

Officials believe the attack was targeting members of the political group, with its regional leader, Maulana Ziaullah, among those who died in the blast, according to the News Agency that Dare Not be Named.

Officials said the event was held close to a market square in the town, and was guarded by volunteer party members holding batons.

Despite the security, police chief Akhtar Hayat Gandapur told news hounds a jacket wallah likely sneaked into the venue and set off the earth-shattering kaboom just as high ranking leaders for the political party arrived.

First responders rushed to the scene, with local broadcasts showing rescue workers carrying the injured away as other residents flee in panic.

On X (Twitter) there are claims that the explosion was by ISIS to remind both the Taliban and Pakistan that ISIS is the better choice.

Dawn adds:

At least 44 people were killed while over 100 were wounded in a suicide blast at a Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) workers’ convention in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Bajaur district on Sunday.

The explosion occurred when more than 400 JUI-F members and supporters gathered under a tent in the town of Khar, near the border with Afghanistan.

KP Health Minister Riaz Anwar told AFP that 44 people had been confirmed killed and over 100 wounded.

Bajaur District Emergency Officer Saad Khan told Dawn.com that Maulana Ziaullah Jan, JUI-F emir in Khar tehsil, was also killed in the blast.

A photo of the good maulana can be seen at the link.

Speaking to the media later at night, KP Inspector General of Police Akhtar Hayat Khan said 10 kilograms of explosives were used in the blast.

He said ball bearings and other explosive materials had been collected from the site.

No one has claimed responsibility for the blast so far.

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India-Pakistan

Ex-spymaster offered Senate chairmanship, says Fazlur Rehman

2023-07-10

[GEO.TV] In a startling revelation, Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...Assembly of Islamic Clergy, or JUI, is a Pak Deobandi (Hanafi) political party. There are two main branches, one led by Maulana Fazlur Rahman, and one that was led by Maulana Samiul Haq. Fazl is active in Pak politix and Sami spent more time running his madrassah until his secretary rubbed him out in a jealous rage. Both branches sponsor branches of the Taliban, though with plausible deniability...
Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman

...Deobandi holy man, known as Mullah Diesel during the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty...
on Sunday claimed that former director-general (DG) of the Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) Lieutenant-General (retd) Faiz Hameed had offered him to become chairman of the Senate.

Fazl, who is also the president of the ruling Pakistain Democratic Movement (PDM), made the revelation during an informal interaction with senior journalists in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire...
The JUI-F leader said that the former spymaster had called him for a meeting but he refused. Later, he himself met him, Fazl said without giving details about the venue and date.

"I want to see you a member of the Senate and then chairman [of the upper house of parliament]," the PDM head said quoting the former top spy.

In return, the former ISI chief had asked him that he has to bring change in the system which he refused, Fazl claimed.

Following his refusal, the opposition was divided in the country, Fazl accused the establishment.

Responding to a question, the PDM chief said that all the political parties agreed that the 2018 elections were rigged, adding that the then-opposition should not have taken oath when they termed the assembly as "fake".

The JUI-F was of the view that the opposition should have taken to the streets and forced the government to resign instead of joining the assemblies, he added.

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India-Pakistan

Fazl asks ECP to decide foreign funding case to maintain its credibility

2019-12-01

[DAWN] Chief of his own faction of the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...Assembly of Islamic Clergy, or JUI, is a Pak Deobandi (Hanafi) political party. There are two main branches, one led by Maulana Fazlur Rahman, and one that was led by Maulana Samiul Haq. Fazl is active in Pak politix and Sami spent more time running his madrassah until his secretary rubbed him out in a jealous rage. Both branches sponsor branches of the Taliban, though with plausible deniability...
(JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman

...Deobandi holy man, known as Mullah Diesel during the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty...
on Friday warned that the Election Commission of Pakistain would lose its credibility if it failed to decide the foreign funding case against the ruling Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
He reiterated his demand that "fair and transparent" elections be held as early as possible since it was the only solution to the recent crisis in the country.

Addressing a protest demonstration in front of the ECP office here, Maulana Fazl was seen to stand firm on his demand of removing the PTI government and announcement of early elections, calling it a consensus decision of all opposition parties which had recently met in Islamabad.

He said the protest in Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
was also part of the same strategy devised by the opposition parties, which decided to organise joint protest rallies and public meetings at district level throughout the country as part of their ongoing anti-government campaign.

"After a series of blunders, this incompetent government has now made the appointment on the most important and sensitive post in the country [chief of the army staff] a joke," he said referring to the recent order of the Supreme Court that suspended the federal government’s Aug 19 notification for extension/reappointment of Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa for another three-year term after completion of his tenure on Nov 28.

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India-Pakistan

Rights activist Idris Khattak abducted by unidentified men at Swabi Interchange, says driver

2019-11-19

[DAWN] Rights activist Idris Khattak was allegedly kidnapped by faceless myrmidons while on his way from Akora Khattak village to Swabi, his driver Shahsawar told police, DawnNewsTV reported on Monday.

In a complaint filed in Anbar cop shoppe, Shahsawar said that he was driving Khattak to Swabi when about four faceless myrmidons stopped the activist's car at Swabi Motorway Interchange and kidnapped him. The incident took place on November 13, according to the complaint. Though complaints have been lodged by Khattak's driver and family, police are yet to register a first information report (FIR).

Officials did confirm that Khattak was missing but said an FIR will be lodged after an initial investigation.

Politician Jibran Nasir claimed that the activist was "kidnapped by intel agencies six days ago on Islamabad Beautiful Downtown Peshawar

...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire...
highway near Swabi Interchange". Nasir said that the driver was kidnapped along with Khattak but was released after three days. However,
if you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning...
the application filed by Shahsawar did not mention any such occurrence.

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India-Pakistan

'War' against government will only end after its fall, says Fazlur Rehman

2019-10-06

[DAWN] Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...Assembly of Islamic Clergy, or JUI, is a Pak Deobandi (Hanafi) political party. There are two main branches, one led by Maulana Fazlur Rahman, and one that was led by Maulana Samiul Haq. Fazl is active in Pak politix and Sami spent more time running his madrassah until his secretary rubbed him out in a jealous rage. Both branches sponsor branches of the Taliban, though with plausible deniability...
Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman
...Deobandi holy man, known as Mullah Diesel during the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty...
on Saturday likened his upcoming 'Azadi' March to a "war", which he said would "only end when the government falls".

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