blooiejagwa wrote:
Google Lal Masjid and Musharraff. The sad thing is my uncle(the other one mentioned the scientist one) actually sympathized a tad as he thought the military thing was unnecessary and wrong. I'm sorry but if you hold workers hostage have Weapons make threats sympathize with Taliban etc there is no way that will end any other way. The military were and are the heroes in my opinion. It is a sad decision but those people made it so it could end no other way.
I see what you mean...Quote:
The Siege of Lal Masjid was a confrontation in July 2007 between Islamic fundamentalists and the Government of Pakistan, led by President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. The focal points of the operation were the Lal Masjid ("Red Mosque") and the Jamia Hafsa madrasah complex in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Since January 2006, Lal Masjid and the adjacent Jamia Hafsa madrasah had been operated by Islamic militants led by two brothers, Abdul Aziz and Abdul Rashid. This organisation advocated the imposition of Sharia (Islamic religious law) in Pakistan and openly called for the overthrow of the Pakistani government. Lal Masjid was in constant conflict with authorities in Islamabad for 18 months prior to the military operation. They engaged in violent demonstrations, destruction of property, kidnapping, arson, and armed clashes with the authorities. A combination of events such as militants taking hostage the Chinese health care center's female workers and militants setting fire to the Ministry of Environment building and attacking the Army Rangers who guarded it, the military responded, and the siege of the Lal Masjid complex began. Military response was to address not just pressure from locals but also diplomatic pressure from China.
The complex was besieged from 3 to 11 July 2007, while negotiations were attempted between the militants and the state's Shujaat Hussain and Ijaz-ul-Haq. Once negotiations failed, the complex was stormed and captured by the Pakistan Army's Special Service Group. The government reported that the operation resulted in 154 deaths, and 50 militants were captured (other estimates were higher). It also prompted pro-Taliban rebels along the Afghan border to nullify a 10-month-old peace agreement with the Pakistani Government. This event triggered the Third Waziristan War, which marked another surge in militancy and violence in Pakistan and has resulted in more than 3,000 casualties.
I have no sympathy for the Taliban or ISIL. In my opinion, Sharia Law is not necessary for good order. There should be no need to ever oppress the people in the name of religion -- any religion. Unfortunately, I fear that governments like yours and mine may fall under the influence of severe and tyrannical forms of our respective religions, and only the people will suffer, especially the intellectuals, and not the leadership. Sad.
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13 Apr 2020, 4:22 pm
for supporting trump. Because doing so is deplorable.
