December 14, 2009
Blackwater, India Cause Suicide Bombings, Want Pak Nukes
(Karachi, Pakistan) During a Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Ijtema (gathering) yesterday, Ameer Munawar Hassan, announced a three-day protest against the U.S. and India for December 14 through 16 to express outrage about the suicide bombings caused by the American organisation, Blackwater, and Indian agents.
Hassan claimed that no Muslim was involved in bomb blasts or suicide attacks. He also claims the Pakistani leadership should follow the teachings of Muhammad.
Meanwhile, JI Secretary General Liaquat Baloch held a public meeting yesterday in Lahore during which he claimed that the U.S. and India want Pakistan declared a failed state so that the nuclear arsenal can be confiscated.
Notably, Jamaat-e-Islami is the oldest religious party in Pakistan, wielding considerable influence. (More ....)
