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Friday, July 26, 2013

Suicide bombs kill 39 near Shi'ite mosques in Pakistan

Fri, Jul 26 12:18 PM EDT 1 of 2 By Javed Hussain and Jibran Ahmad PARACHINAR/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Suicide bombers on motorcycles blew themselves up within a minute of each other outside Shi'ite mosques in a volatile Pakistani town near the Afghan border on Friday, killing at least 39 people, officials said. Sectarian violence has been on the rise in nuclear-armed Pakistan, where hardline Sunni militant groups have been relentlessly attacking Shi'ites whom they see as heretics. The first explosion took place meters away from a Shi'ite mosque near a busy market in Parachinar, capital of the tribal Kurram area. It was followed shortly afterwards by a second blast, close to another mosque in the town. Riaz Mahsud, the top administrator of the Kurram region, said 39 people were killed and 72 wounded, adding that the attacks were carried out by suicide bombers on motorbikes. "Some of the injured are still in critical condition and have been shifted to the main hospital in Parachinar," he said. It was unclear which group carried out the attack and no one immediately claimed responsibility. Shi'ite Muslims make up a little over 10 percent of Pakistan's population of 180 million. Parachinar itself is home to a significant Shi'ite community which has been previously targeted by Sunni militants. Pakistan has suffered a spate of bombings since Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was sworn in last month, underscoring the challenges he faces in taming sectarian violence as well as an escalating Taliban-linked insurgency. Sabir Hussain, a doctor at the Agency Headquarters Hospital, earlier said 15 dead bodies and 45 people with serious wounds had been brought to his hospital. Both explosions took place before sunset just as people flocked to the market area to buy food for their evening meals after a day of fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. "A lot of people usually throng roadside markets in Parachinar before sunset for Iftar (dinner) shopping," said tribesman Haider Ali. "Hundreds of people were present during the blasts and that's why the death toll was high." (Reporting by Javed Hussain and Jibran Ahmad; Writing by Maria Golovnina; editing by Mike Collett-White) =============================== Sectarian violence: Twin blasts ravage Parachinar markets 48 dead in suicid­e attack­s; little-known Ansaru­l Mujahi­deen claims respon­sibili­ty. By Mehdi HussainPublished: July 27, 2013 Share this article Print this page Email . A motorcycle burns at the site of one of the blasts in Parachinar. PHOTO: EXPRESS PARACHINAR: Turi and Bangash shopkeepers were preparing to break their fast in downtown Parachinar, headquarters of Kurram Agency. Little did they know, however, that it would be the last roza for many of them. Two suicide bombings, hardly a minute apart, tore through two busy marketplaces, killing at least 48 people and injuring nearly 200 more. A little-known militant group, Ansarul Mujahideen, claimed responsibility for the deadly bombings in Parachinar which has been the hotbed of sectarian violence for years. Most of the victims of Friday’s blasts belonged to either Turi or Bangash tribes, who are Shias by sect. According to witnesses, one bomber riding a motorcycle struck on Shingak Road near the main square in Parachinar Bazaar around 6:05pm. A minute later, the second bomber, who was also riding a two-wheeler, unleashed carnage on School Road. The political agent of Kurram Agency, Riaz Mehsud, confirmed the fatalities and the nature of the blasts. “Initial investigations suggest both were suicide attacks,” he told journalists. He added that the administration had stepped up security at mosques and Imambargahs across the city following intelligence reports that terrorists could target Friday prayers. The terrorists struck at the marketplace after failing to target Friday congregations, he added. The medical superintendent at the Agency Headquarters Hospital, Dr Sabir Hussain, said that they received 40 bodies and 185 injured – eight of whom later died of their wounds. “Most of the bodies were mutilated,” he said, adding that they have referred some of the injured to the District Headquarters Hospital, Hangu, Divisional Hospital and Combined Military Hospital in Kohat and to hospitals in Peshawar. He feared the death toll could go up as some of the injured had life-threatening wounds. Witnesses said that the markets were packed with shoppers and that handcarts were sent flying after the blasts, which also damaged several shops and vehicles. Syed Jamal Shah, who visited the twin bombing sites, said that around eight shops, several motorcycles and two four-wheelers were destroyed in the Shingak Road blast, while around 15 shops, three motorcycles and six four-wheelers were destroyed in the attack on School Road. “The blasts took place when people were shopping for Iftar. Blood and pieces of human flesh were scattered all around,” he told The Express Tribune. Syed Wajid Ali, a security guard at Parachinar Press Club, said that the blasts took place minutes after he sent his two brothers to the market to buy some food for Iftar. “Ten minutes later, a huge explosion rocked the market and dust and thick smoke covered the scene,” he added. “I rushed to inquire about my brothers. Tribesmen at the site told me that they were injured and shifted to hospital,” he said. “But when I reached the hospital I saw my brothers lying on the floor, lifeless.” A deafening silence descended on the entire Parachinar town after the explosions as most of worried tribesmen rushed to hospitals to find out about the victims and help their injured fellow tribesmen. At the Agency Headquarters Hospital, some angry tribesmen hit out at the political administration for the poor security in the city. These blasts have exposed the tall claims of the security forces and political administration who say that normalcy has been restored to the region. Speaking to journalists by phone from an undisclosed location, a purported spokesman for Ansarul Mujahideen, Abu Baseer, claimed responsibility for the twin attacks. He warned of more attacks on the Shia community in future. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Engineer Shaukatullah condemned the explosions and announced Rs300,000 in compensation for the families each of the deceased and Rs100,000 for the wounded survivors. Published in The Express Tribune, July 27th, 2013.

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Iraq inks gas supply deal with Iran

Iraqi and Iranian energy officials at a signing ceremony for a natural gas supply agreement. (Iraqi Electricity Ministry/Iraq Oil Report) By Ben Lando of Iraq Oil Report Published Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013Iran has signed an agreement to send 850 million standard cubic feet per day (scf/d) of natural gas through a pipeline into Iraq, fueling power stations to feed electricity-starved Iraqis and testing the U.S.'s sanctions regime.In a closed-door ceremony at the Ministry of Electricity in Baghdad, Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi and Iraqi Electricity Minister Karim Aftan Jumaili signed a four-year gas supply agreement, according to a Monday statement from Iraqi Electricity Ministry spokesma... Wednesday, 24 July 2013 10:53 altaltShafaq News / The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs, Hussain al-Shahristani confirmed on Wednesday that the latter will remain in office, denying reports that talked about his resignation from his post. Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki said yesterday that those responsible for energy in the country, including his deputy, Hussein al-Shahristani, provided him with "false figures" for electric power capacity in the country, at the same time revealing there is “stupidity” on contracts. While a local report revealed on Wednesday, that Shahristani has submitted his resignation to al-Maliki due to “failure” in resolving the energy file and that the latter accepted it. Faisal Abdullah, director of the media Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs told “Shafaq News” that “news about the resignation of Shahristani is not true”. He added that al-Shahristani is continuing in his work as Deputy Prime Minister. It is worth mentioning that Shahristani has said that Iraq will export electricity in the current year. However, the Ministry of Electricity began to give justification for the deterioration of processing power along with the high temperatures, and announced the loss of 2,200 megawatts of energy due to the lack of fuel and low gas pressure. Iraq needs about 14 thousand megawatts of electricity to meet the growing local need as the country produces less than the desired by Thousands despite spending tens of billions of dollars since 2003.

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

European Parliament identifies Wahabi and Salafi roots of global terrorism

Murtaza Haider 2013-07-22 13:24:10 It is not merely the faith or oil that flows out of Saudi Arabia. The oil-rich Arab state and its neighbours are busy financing Wahabi and Salafi militants across the globe. A recent report by the European Parliament reveals how Wahabi and Salafi groups based out of the Middle East are involved in the "support and supply of arms to rebel groups around the world." The report, released in June 2013, was commissioned by European Parliament's Directorate General for External Policies. The report warns about the Wahabi/Salafi organisations and claims that "no country in the Muslim world is safe from their operations ... as they always aim to terrorise their opponents and arouse the admiration of their supporters." The nexus between Arab charities promoting Wahabi and Salafi traditions and the extremist Islamic movements has emerged as one of the major threats to people and governments across the globe. From Syria, Mali, Afghanistan and Pakistan to Indonesia in the East, a network of charities is funding militancy and mayhem to coerce Muslims of diverse traditions to conform to the Salafi and Wahabi traditions. The same networks have been equally destructive as they branch out of Muslim countries and attack targets in Europe and North America. Despite the overt threats emerging from the oil-rich Arab states, governments across the globe continue to ignore the security imperative and instead are busy exploiting the oil-, and at time times, blood-soaked riches. The European Parliament's report though is a rare exception to the rule where in the past the western governments have let the oil executives influence their foreign offices. From the United States to Great Britain, western states have gone to great lengths to ignore the Arab charities financing the radical groups, some of whom have even targeted the West with deadly consequences. While the recent report by the European Parliament documents the financial details connecting the Arab charities with extremists elsewhere, it is certainly not the first exposition of its kind. A 2006 report by the US Department of State titled, International Narcotics Control Strategy Report - Money Laundering and Financial Crimes, reported that “Saudi donors and unregulated charities have been a major source of financing to extremist and terrorist groups over the past 25 years.” One of the WikiLeaks documents, a cable from the US Consulate in Lahore also stated that “financial support estimated at nearly 100 million USD annually was making its way to Deobandi and Ahl-e-Hadith clerics in the region from ‘missionary’ and ‘Islamic charitable’ organisations in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates ostensibly with the direct support of those governments.”

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Tuesday, 22 July 2014

Bridging the gulf

Kurdish oil clash involves unlikely tough guys

M&G and Capital Group are hardly limelight-hogging activist shareholders. Yet the two have forced four directors onto the board of Gulf Keystone Petroleum, after a war of words with management at the Kurdistan-focused oil explorer. Investors in British public companies rarely reach for this weapon, but it’s good to know it can work.

M&G, angry about pay and governance, had used its prerogative as the owner of more than a 5 percent stake to propose new directors. Initially, the plan was opposed by Gulf Keystone managers. Then came rumblings that M&G and Capital could oppose the appointment of Simon Murray, formerly of Glencore. He was being lined up as chairman in a move that would relieve the current dual-role boss, Todd Kozel, of one of his two hats. Now peace has broken out just ahead of the July 25 annual meeting: M&G gets its directors, and the investors will support Murray as chairman.

These are unusual tactics for Britain. There have been isolated cases, such as Edward Bramson’s boardroom coup at F&C, the fund manager, where the activist installed himself as chairman in 2011. But, mostly, power is exercised through quiet words rather than overt action. M&G and Capital Group, which owns another 5.6 percent of the company, rarely tend to make a squeak in public.

But Gulf Keystone is something of a special situation. A former penny stock, the company now boasts a 1.5 billion pound market capitalisation, but remains largely owned by retail investors. That made it harder to exert pressure the usual way, through behind-the-scenes lobbying. And the company is keen to move from London’s junior bourse, the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), to the main list next year. That gave it more reason to back down.

So it is hard to see this as a harbinger of a wider trend. Still, after the governance wrecks at Bumi and ENRC, it is heartening to see normally quiet institutional investors take the public route if or when it proves appropriate. And if the threat of such action helps keeps other London-listed companies on their toes, so much the better.

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Gulf Keystone Petroleum, the Kurdistan-focused oil explorer, said on July 21 it had reached a “constructive agreement” with its biggest shareholders over governance. The agreement comes ahead of the AIM-listed company’s annual general meeting on July 25.

Under the deal, Gulf Keystone will no longer oppose four board nominees proposed by M&G, whose Recovery Fund owns 5.1 percent of the company. In turn, M&G and Capital Research Global Investors, a unit of U.S. investment firm Capital Group, will approve the election of Simon Murray, the former Glencore chairman, as the company’s independent non-executive chairman. Capital owns a 5.6 percent stake of Gulf Keystone.

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Monday, July 22, 2013

INSIGHT-By relying on Iran, Syria's Assad risks irrelevance

Source: Reuters - Mon, 22 Jul 2013 06:00 AM Author: Reuters * Support for Assad from Iran and Hezbollah * Syrian leader risks losing autonomy to Tehran * Hezbollah fighters used in place of elite troops By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN, July 21 (Reuters) - Military support from Iran and its Shi'ite ally Hezbollah has given Syrian President Bashar al-Assad new impetus in his fight against the insurgents intent on ousting him, but at a price. Assad now risks losing much of his autonomy to Tehran and becoming a pawn in a wider sectarian war between Sunni Muslims and Shi'ites that may not end even if he is forced to step down, military experts and diplomats in the region say. Having lost thousands of troops and militiamen from his Alawite sect as the war grinds through its third year, and anxious to preserve his elite loyalist units, Assad is now relying on Hezbollah from Lebanon and other Shi'ite militias allied with Iran to turn the tide of battle. Alawite army units with their vast arsenal of artillery and missiles have been taking a back seat in combat, using these weapons supported by the air force to obliterate rebellious neighbourhoods and blow holes in rebel lines for Iranian-and Hezbollah-trained local militias. In some cases men from Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed group that is one of Lebanon's most powerful military and political forces, have been doing the street fighting, according to rebel commanders and other opposition sources. Under this new arrangement, Hezbollah and Iran have become directly involved in the command structures of Assad's forces, eroding his authority and the Alawite power base that has underpinned four decades of family rule by him and his father. The Alawites, to which Assad belongs, are an offshoot of Islam that has controlled Syria since the 1960s. Unlike the Shi'ites in Iraq, Iran and Lebanon, Syria's Alawites tend to be secular and lack the religious zeal that has helped motivate thousands of Shi'ite militia to come to Syria. Security sources in the region estimate there are about 15,000 Shi'ite fighters from Lebanon and Iraq in Syria, and they have helped produce success on the battlefield, reversing gains made by rebels in two years of fighting. When rebel fighters have held confined areas, such as the border town of Qusair, which was overrun by Hezbollah and Assad loyalists two months ago, they have put themselves at a serious disadvantage, the sources said. Rebellious Sunni districts in Homs to the south are being hit hard and Damascus suburbs, a main concentration of the Arab- and Western-backed Free Syrian Army, are under siege as the war's death toll climbs above 90,000. But Assad's newfound military advantage may prove short lived, despite the increasing pressure on the rebels, military experts and diplomats believe. The fall of Qusair, and Hezbollah's triumphant rhetoric, spurred regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia into action. The kingdom, diplomats say, has assumed the main role in backing the opposition in coordination with the United States. TRAINED MILITIAS Signs of renewed support for the opposition are showing in the northern city of Aleppo, where a government counterattack backed by Hezbollah, which trained Shi'ite militia in the area, has stalled, according to the opposition. Even if Assad can capture Homs, hold Damascus and overrun neighbourhoods that had fallen to rebels, such as Jobar, Barzeh and Qaboun, he would preside over a much reduced country. Kurdish fighters are consolidating their hold on a de facto autonomous region in the grain- and oil-producing northeastern province of Hasakah that came to being after Assad's forces withdrew to concentrate on defending areas in the interior. Hardline Islamist brigades are ruling much of two provinces east of Hasakah and they are strongly present in Aleppo. Assad is mainly left with Damascus and a corridor running through Homs to his Alawite heartland and army bases on the coast and to Hezbollah's strongholds in Lebanon. Andrew Terrill, research professor of national security affairs at the U.S. Army War college, said the rebels will "hang on" because Assad has lost too much of the country.
"Winning battles is very different than winning wars because people who are under assault are going to recoup at some point. The rebels remain armed and remain able to strike at him," Terrill told Reuters. "Assad may be able to win in the sense that he may stay in power and he is not overthrown directly, but I cannot imagine him pacifying the country because I just think there are too many rebels and too much resistance," he said.
Terrill said new weapons expected from Saudi Arabia are bound to redress the balance of power as well as promised U.S. arms. Salim Idriss, head of the Free Syrian Army's command, is due to visit the United States this week to press for speedy U.S. arms shipments. Iran meanwhile, continues to supply Assad with military assistance and financing estimated at $500 million a month, according to opposition sources. "The Iranians and Hezbollah go in and train people and if they can whip these militias into shape then Assad could increasingly rely on them and spare his crack troops," Terrill said. Hezbollah has openly acknowledged its involvement in Syria, but Assad and Iran have not commented. PRAETORIAN GUARD Faced with losing large areas of Syria to mainly Sunni rebel fighters, Assad has adjusted tactics in the last few months to preserve his mostly Alawite Praetorian guard units -- the Republican Guards, the Fourth Division and the Special Forces -- and started relying on Hezbollah, especially to capture the central region of Homs, the sources said Mohammad Mroueh, a member of the Syrian National Council, said Hezbollah and Iran have been training the militias Assad is using for street fighting in Homs and have established, together with Iranian officials, operations rooms in the city. "When there is an area where the army and the militia encounter stiff resistance, they're calling Hezbollah to do the fighting," said Mroueh. Abu Imad Abdallah, a rebel commander in southern Damascus, said Hezbollah fighters and Iraqi Shi'ite militia were key to capturing two areas on the south-eastern approaches to the capital -- Bahdaliyeh and Hay al Shamalneh -- in recent weeks. "They went in after saturation bombing by the regime. They are disciplined and well trained and are fighting as religious zealots believing in a cause. If it was the army we would not be worried," he said. But veteran opposition activist Fawaz Tello said that using Hezbollah was a sign of Assad's weakness, pointing to his inability to rely on Sunnis who form the bulk of the army. "Remember that Assad started this conflict with about a million men under arms between conscripts and the army and the security apparatus. Now more and more he is relying on foreign troops and without them he will lose, especially if the rebels begin to receive advanced weapons," Tello said. Assad was now becoming an Iranian proxy, Tello said, while Mamoun Abu Nawar, a Jordanian military analyst, said the Syrian leader was forced to bow to the will of Tehran. "He can no longer call a division head and tell him to bomb the hell out of this neighbourhood or that. His command has been eroded and the command structure is now multinational," Abu Nawar said. A diplomat in the region put it more bluntly: "Whether Assad stays or goes is becoming irrelevant. The conflict is now bigger than him, and it will continue without him. Iran is calling the shots." =================== Syria war widens rift between Shi'ite clergy in Iraq, Iran Suadad al-Salhy July 20, 2013 Politics & GovernmentSyriaIranIraq .View gallery A Free Syrian Army fighter (R) carries his weapon as he stands inside a room in Deir al-Zor July 18, ….By Suadad al-Salhy NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - The civil war in Syria is widening a rift between top Shi'ite Muslim clergy in Iraq and Iran who have taken opposing stands on whether or not to send followers into combat on President Bashar al-Assad's side. Competition for leadership of the Shi'ite community has intensified since the U.S.-led invasion of 2003 toppled Saddam Hussein, empowering majority Shi'ites through the ballot box and restoring the Iraqi holy city of Najaf to prominence. In Iran's holy city of Qom, senior Shi'ite clerics, or Marjiiya, have issued fatwas (edicts) enjoining their followers to fight in Syria, where mainly Sunni rebels are fighting to overthrow Assad, whose Alawite sect derives from Shi'ite Islam. Shi'ite militant leaders fighting in Syria and those in charge of recruitment in Iraq say the number of volunteers has increased significantly since the fatwas were pronounced. Tehran, Assad's staunchest defender in the region, has drawn on other Shi'ite allies, including Lebanese militia Hezbollah. Hezbollah's open intervention earlier this year hardened the sectarian tone of a conflict that grew out of a peaceful street uprising against four decades of Assad family rule, and shifted the battlefield tide in the Syrian government's favor. The Syrian war has polarized Sunnis and Shi'ites across the Middle East - but has also spotlighted divisions within each of Islam's two main denominations, putting Qom and Najaf at odds and complicating intra-Shi'ite relations in Iraq. In Najaf, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, who commands unswerving loyalty from most Iraqi Shi'ites and many more worldwide, has refused to sanction fighting in a war he views as political rather than religious. Despite Sistani's stance, some of Iraq's most influential Shi'ite political parties and militia, who swear allegiance to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have answered his call to arms and sent their disciples into battle in Syria. "Those who went to fight in Syria are disobedient," said a senior Shi'ite cleric who runs the office of one of the top four Marjiya in Najaf. "SHI'ITE CRESCENT" The split is rooted in a fundamental difference of opinion over the nature and scope of clerical authority. Najaf Marjiiya see the role of the cleric in public affairs as limited, whereas in Iran, the cleric is the Supreme Leader and holds ultimate spiritual and political authority in the "Velayet e-Faqih" system ("guardianship of the jurist"). "The tension between the two Marjiiya already existed a long time ago, but now it has an impact on the Iraqi position towards the Syria crisis," a senior Shi'ite cleric with links to Marjiiya in Najaf said on condition of anonymity. "If both Marjiiya had a unified position (toward Syria), we would witness a position of (Iraqi) government support for the Syrian regime". The Shi'ite-led government in Baghdad says it takes no sides in the civil war, but the flow of Iraqi militiamen across the border into Syria has compromised that official position. Khamenei and his faithful in Iraq and Iran regard Syria as a important link in a "Shi'ite Crescent" stretching from Tehran to Beirut through Baghdad and Damascus, according to senior clerics and politicians. Answering a question posted on his website by one of his followers regarding the legitimacy of fighting in Syria, senior Iraq Shi'ite cleric Kadhim al-Haeari, who is based in Iran, described fighting in Syria as a "duty" to defend Islam. Militants say that around 50 Iraqi Shi'ites fly to Damascus every week to fight, often alongside Assad's troops, or to protect the Sayyida Zeinab shrine on the outskirts of the capital, an especially sacred place for Shi'ites. "I am following my Marjiiya. My spiritual leader has said fighting in Syria is a legitimate duty. I do not pay attention to what others say," said Ali, a former Mehdi army militant who was packing his bag to travel from Iraq to Syria. "No one has the right to stop me. I am defending my religion, my Imam's daughter Sayyida Zeinab's shrine." A high-ranking Shi'ite cleric who runs the office of one of the four top Marjiiya in Najaf said the protection of Shi'ite shrines in Syria was used as a pretext by Iran to galvanize Shi'ites into action. "SHI'ITE PROJECT" In the 10 years since Saddam's fall, Iran's influence in Iraq has grown and it has sought to gain a foothold in Najaf in particular. Senior Iranian clerics have opened offices in Najaf, as well as non-governmental organizations, charities and cultural institutions, most of which are funded directly by Marjiiya in Iran, or the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad, local officials said. The Iranian flag flies over a two-storey building in an upscale neighborhood of Najaf, which houses the "Imam Khomeini Institution", named after the Islamic Republic's founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The Imam Khomeini Institution is one of many Iranian entities that have engaged in social activities in Iraq, focusing on young men, helping them get married, and paying regular stipends to widows, orphans and students of religion. Some institutions also support young clerics and fund free trips for university students to visit Shi'ite shrines in Iran, including a formal visit to Khamenei's office in Tehran, Shi'ite politicians with knowledge of the activities say. "We have a big project in Iraq aimed at spreading the principles of Velayet e-Faqih and the young are our target," a high-ranking Shi'ite leader who works under Khamenei's auspices said on condition of anonymity. "We are not looking to establish an Islamic State in Iraq, but at least we want to create revolutionary entities that would be ready to fight to save the Shi'ite project". (Editing by Isabel Coles and Mark Heinrich) . ================================= MWM Pakistan (وحدت فارن افئیرز)دمشق سیدہ زینب ع :دمشق میں القاعدہ نواز دہشتگردوں کیخلاف کل سے جاری آپریشن میں روضہ حضرت زینب ع کے اطراف میں موجود بہت سے علاقوں کی ناقہ بندی کرکے بائیس سے زائد دہشتگرد مارے دئے ہیں جبکہ بتیس کے قریب دہشتگردوں کو گرفتار کیا ہے اس آپریشن میں روضہ مبارک کے قریب علاقوں سے اسلحے کے ذخائر کے علاوہ راکٹ فائر کرنے کے چھ پلیٹ فارم اور ٹھکانوں کو بھی تباہ کردیا ہے ادھر دوسری جانب آج روضہ مطہر کے منتظم انس رومانی کی تشیع جنازے میں لوگوں کی ایک بڑی تعداد نے شرکت کی شہید کے جنازے کو زیارت کے لئے بی بی پاک کے روضہ مطہر لایا تو ہرآنکھ اشک بار تھی انس رومانی کا تعلق دمشق کے حی الامین نامی علاقے سے تھا آپ ایک انتہائی شریف اور دینی گھرانے میں پروان چڑھے تھے ۔ دوسری جانب شام کی آرمی اور رضاکار فورسز کی جانب سے آپریشن جاری ہے جبکہ راکٹ کے سبب روضہ مطہر کے شہید ہونے والے صحن کے حصے کی مرمت کا کام بھی شروع کیا گیا ۔ ادھر روضے میں راکٹ کے گرنے کی خبر کے بعد انتہائی بدامنی کے باوجود ہزاروں عقیدتمندوں اور عاشقان محمد و آل محمد ص نے روضہ مطہر کا رخ کیا اور صحن مطہر میں لبیک یا زینب ع کے فلگ شگاف نعرے لگائے اور عزاداری کی جبکہ عالم اسلام میں اس خبر کے بعد شدید غم وغصے کا اظہار کیا جارہا ہے مصر کی دینی درسگاہ الازہر نے اس واقعے کی شدید مذمت کرتے ہوئے اسے زمانے کے خوارج کا فعل قراردیا العالم نیوز سے مصری عالم دین کاگفتگو کرتے ہوئے کہنا تھا کہ رسول ص کی نواسی کا روضہ مبارک اس سے پہلے کہ اہل تشیع اس کی حفاظت کرتے صدیوں تک سنیوں نے اس کی حفاظت اور مجاورت کے فرائض انجام دئے ہیں ۔ لبنان میں مقیم فلسطینی عالم دین کا کہنا تھا سامراج اپنے مخصوص افراد کے توسط سے اسلامی مقدسات کی توہین کا پلان بنا چکا ہے آج اگر ایک مقدس مقام پر حملہ ہوا ہے تو کل کسی پر کرے امت مسلمہ کو ید واحدہ کی طرح اس کا مقابلہ کرنا چاہیے ۔ دوسری جانب ایران کی وزارت خارجہ نے اس واقعے کی شدید مذمت کرتے ہوئے کہاہے کہ اس کی تمام تر ذمہ داری دہشتگردوں کے حامی افراد پر عائد ہوتی ہے ۔ لبنان میں حزب اللہ کی جانب سے مذمتی بیان میں کہا گیا ہے کہ اس عمل کے مرتکبین اپنے انجام کو پہنچ کے رہے گے ،واضح رہے کہ روضہ مطہر کی حفاظت پر تعینات رضاکاروں میں ایک بڑی تعداد لبنان سے ہے عراق میں متعدد شخصیات اور علمائے کرام نے واقعے کی شدید مذمت کی ہے جبکہ صدر سٹی میں سید مقتدی الصدر کی جماعت کی طرف سے احتجاج ریلی بھی نکالی گئی ۔روضہ مطہر کی حفاظت پر عراق سے بھی ایک بڑی تعداد میں رضاکار تعینات ہیں ۔ واضح رہے کہ روضہ مطہر میں حفاظت اور خدمات کے فرائض انجام دینے والے رضاکاروں میں شیعہ اور سنی دونوں مسلمان بھائیوں کی جانب سے رضاکار موجود ہیں جو مشترکہ طور پر فاتح کربلا ثانی زہرا نواسی پیامبر گرامی اسلام کے اس نورانی روضہ شریف پراپنی جاں نچھاور کرنے کے لئے تیار ہیں اور اب تک اپنے اس الھی فریضے کی ادائیگی میں سوسے زائد افراد نے جام شہادت نوش کیا ہے ۔ Like · Comment 51 Like · Comment 1 Like · Comment Like · Comment 2 Like · Comment Like · Comment Like · Comment Like · Comment 2Like · · Share Kalb E Jawad, Yazdaan Zaidi and 20 others like this. 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مصطفی کے جوانوں کے علاوہ مجلس وحدت مسلمین پاکستان بلتستان ڈویژن، امامیہ اسٹوڈنٹس آرگنائزیشن پاکستان بلتستان بلتستان ڈویژن اور انجمن تحفظ حقوق بلتستان کے رہنماوں اور کارکنوں نے شرکت کی۔ مظاہرین نے ہاتھوں میں پلے کارڈز اٹھا رکھے تھے جس پر آل سعود اور تکفیریوں کے خلاف نعرے درج تھے۔ مظاہرین سے راجہ ذکریہ حسین کے علاوہ فدا حسین اور سیکرٹری جنرل ایم ڈبلیو ایم بلتستان آغا علی رضوی نے خطاب کیا۔ شام میں حضرت سیدہ زینب (س) کے روضہ اقدس پر تکفیری دہشت گردوں کے حملوں کے خلاف بلتستان کی مختلف تنظیموں کی جانب سے معروف عالم دین علامہ آغا علی رضوی کی قیادت میں ایک احتجاجی ریلی نکالی گئی۔ احتجاجی ریلی کا انعقاد کلفٹن پل اسکردو سے یادگار شہداء اسکردو تک کیا گیا۔ ریلی میں تحریک بیداری امت مصطفی کے جوانوں کے علاوہ مجلس وحدت مسلمین پاکستان بلتستان ڈویژن، امامیہ اسٹوڈنٹس آرگنائزیشن پاکستان بلتستان بلتستان ڈویژن اور انجمن تحفظ حقوق بلتستان کے رہنماوں اور کارکنوں نے شرکت کی۔ مظاہرین نے ہاتھوں میں پلے کارڈز اٹھا رکھے تھے جس پر آل سعود اور تکفیریوں کے خلاف نعرے درج تھے۔ مظاہرین سے راجہ ذکریہ حسین کے علاوہ فدا حسین اور سیکرٹری جنرل ایم ڈبلیو ایم بلتستان آغا علی رضوی نے خطاب کیا۔ شام میں حضرت سیدہ زینب (س) کے روضہ اقدس پر تکفیری دہشت گردوں کے حملوں کے خلاف بلتستان کی مختلف تنظیموں کی جانب سے معروف عالم دین علامہ آغا علی رضوی کی قیادت میں ایک احتجاجی ریلی نکالی گئی۔ احتجاجی ریلی کا انعقاد کلفٹن پل اسکردو سے یادگار شہداء اسکردو تک کیا گیا۔ ریلی میں تحریک بیداری امت مصطفی کے جوانوں کے علاوہ مجلس وحدت مسلمین پاکستان بلتستان ڈویژن، امامیہ اسٹوڈنٹس آرگنائزیشن پاکستان بلتستان بلتستان ڈویژن اور انجمن تحفظ حقوق بلتستان کے رہنماوں اور کارکنوں نے شرکت کی۔ مظاہرین نے ہاتھوں میں پلے کارڈز اٹھا رکھے تھے جس پر آل سعود اور تکفیریوں کے خلاف نعرے درج تھے۔ مظاہرین سے راجہ ذکریہ حسین کے علاوہ فدا حسین اور سیکرٹری جنرل ایم ڈبلیو ایم بلتستان آغا علی رضوی نے خطاب کیا۔ شام میں حضرت سیدہ زینب (س) کے روضہ اقدس پر تکفیری دہشت گردوں کے حملوں کے خلاف بلتستان کی مختلف تنظیموں کی جانب سے معروف عالم دین علامہ آغا علی رضوی کی قیادت میں ایک احتجاجی ریلی نکالی گئی۔ احتجاجی ریلی کا انعقاد کلفٹن پل اسکردو سے یادگار شہداء اسکردو 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اہتمام پریس کلب پر بی بی زینب سلام اللہ علیہا کی روضے کی بے حرمتی کیخلاف مرکزی امام بارگاہ سے ناد علی چوک تک ایک احتجاجی ریلی کا انعقاد کیا گیا۔ ریلی میں مجلس وحدت مسلمین پاکستان ضلع ملیر کے رہنما پروفیسر حسن جعفر رضوی سمیت شرکاء کی بڑی تعداد موجود تھی۔ مجلس وحدت مسلمین پاکستان کے مرکزی سیکریٹری جنرل علامہ راجہ ناصر عباس جعفری کی اپیل پر ایم ڈبلیو ایم کراچی ڈویژن ضلع ملیر کے زیر اہتمام پریس کلب پر بی بی زینب سلام اللہ علیہا کی روضے کی بے حرمتی کیخلاف مرکزی امام بارگاہ سے ناد علی چوک تک ایک احتجاجی ریلی کا انعقاد کیا گیا۔ ریلی میں مجلس وحدت مسلمین پاکستان ضلع ملیر کے رہنما پروفیسر حسن جعفر رضوی سمیت شرکاء کی بڑی تعداد موجود تھی۔ مجلس وحدت مسلمین پاکستان کے مرکزی سیکریٹری جنرل علامہ راجہ ناصر عباس جعفری کی اپیل پر ایم ڈبلیو ایم کراچی ڈویژن ضلع ملیر کے زیر اہتمام پریس کلب پر بی بی زینب سلام اللہ علیہا کی روضے کی بے حرمتی کیخلاف مرکزی امام بارگاہ سے ناد علی چوک تک ایک احتجاجی ریلی کا انعقاد کیا گیا۔ ریلی میں مجلس وحدت مسلمین پاکستان ضلع ملیر کے رہنما پروفیسر حسن جعفر رضوی سمیت شرکاء کی بڑی تعداد موجود تھی۔ مجلس وحدت مسلمین پاکستان کے مرکزی سیکریٹری جنرل علامہ راجہ ناصر عباس جعفری کی اپیل پر ایم ڈبلیو ایم کراچی ڈویژن ضلع ملیر کے زیر اہتمام پریس کلب پر بی بی زینب سلام اللہ علیہا کی روضے کی بے حرمتی کیخلاف مرکزی امام بارگاہ سے ناد علی چوک تک ایک احتجاجی ریلی کا انعقاد کیا گیا۔ ریلی میں مجلس وحدت مسلمین پاکستان ضلع ملیر کے رہنما پروفیسر حسن جعفر رضوی سمیت شرکاء کی بڑی تعداد موجود تھی۔ بی بی زینب (س) کے روضہ پر حملے کے خلاف جعفر طیار کراچی میں ریلی 21 photos شام ميں بی بی سيده زينب (سلام الله علیہا) کی روضہ پر حملہ کی خلاف نصیرآباد ميں مجلس وحدت مسلمین اور ديگر شیعہ تنظيموں کا ماتمی جلوس اور احتجاجی ریلی نکالی گئی۔ ریلی سے خطاب مولانا حافظ سہراب علی انقلابی، سيد اختر عباس نقوی سيکریٹری جنرل ضلع قمبر شہداد کوٹ و دیگر نے کیا۔ شام ميں بی بی سيده زينب (سلام الله علیہا) کی روضہ پر حملہ کی خلاف نصیرآباد ميں مجلس وحدت مسلمین اور ديگر شیعہ تنظيموں کا ماتمی جلوس اور احتجاجی ریلی نکالی گئی۔ ریلی سے خطاب مولانا حافظ سہراب علی انقلابی، سيد اختر عباس نقوی سيکریٹری جنرل ضلع قمبر شہداد کوٹ و دیگر نے کیا۔ شام ميں بی بی سيده زينب (سلام الله علیہا) کی روضہ پر حملہ کی خلاف نصیرآباد ميں مجلس وحدت مسلمین اور ديگر شیعہ تنظيموں کا ماتمی جلوس اور احتجاجی ریلی نکالی گئی۔ ریلی سے خطاب مولانا حافظ سہراب علی انقلابی، سيد اختر عباس نقوی سيکریٹری جنرل ضلع قمبر شہداد کوٹ و دیگر نے کیا۔ شام ميں بی بی سيده زينب (سلام الله علیہا) کی روضہ پر حملہ کی خلاف نصیرآباد ميں مجلس وحدت مسلمین اور ديگر شیعہ تنظيموں کا ماتمی جلوس اور احتجاجی ریلی نکالی گئی۔ ریلی سے خطاب مولانا حافظ سہراب علی انقلابی، سيد اختر عباس نقوی سيکریٹری جنرل ضلع قمبر شہداد کوٹ و دیگر نے کیا۔ شام ميں بی بی سيده زينب (سلام الله علیہا) کی روضہ پر حملہ کی خلاف نصیرآباد ميں مجلس وحدت مسلمین اور ديگر شیعہ تنظيموں کا ماتمی جلوس اور احتجاجی ریلی نکالی گئی۔ ریلی سے خطاب مولانا حافظ سہراب علی انقلابی، سيد اختر عباس نقوی سيکریٹری جنرل ضلع قمبر شہداد کوٹ و دیگر نے کیا۔ روضہ حضرت زینب (س) پر حملہ کے خلاف نصیرآباد ميں احتجاجی ریلی 11 photos Majlis e Wahdat e Muslimeen Pakistan (Official)'s photo. Majlis e Wahdat e Muslimeen Pakistan (Official)'s photo. Majlis e Wahdat e Muslimeen Pakistan (Official)'s photo. Majlis e Wahdat e Muslimeen Pakistan (Official)'s photo. روضے کے اطراف میں آپریشن کے دوران شہید ہونے والے رضاکار 4 photos مجلس وحدت مسلمین کے زیر اہتمام علمدار روڑ پر بی بی زینب سلام اللہ علیہا کی روضے کی بے حرمتی کیخلاف ایک احتجاجی ریلی کا انعقاد ہوا ۔ریلی کے شرکاء سے اس بے حرمتی پر شدید غم و غصے کا اظہار کیا ۔ریلی کے شرکاء سے مجلس وحدت مسلمین پاکستان کے رہنما علامہ سید ہاشم موسوی ،رکن ضلعی شوریٰ علامہ ولایت حسین جعفری نے خطاب کیا جبکہ اس موقع پر ایم ڈبلیو ایم کے رکن بلوچستان اسمبلی آغا سید محمد رضا بھی موجود تھے۔ مقررین نے خطاب کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ ہمیں حیرت ہیں اس عالم اسلام کی خاموشی پر کہ آل ِ رسول (ص) کے روضہ مبارک پر حملہ کرنے والے نام نہاد مسلمان ہیں جنکا اسلام اور اسلام کے تعلیمات سے دور دور تک کا بھی کوئی واسطہ نہیں ہے اسلام تو عام قبور کے احترام کا درس دیتا ہے اور عالم اسلام کیلئے بی بی زینب سلام اللہ علیہا کا روضہ ایک قیمتی اثاثہ ہے اور عالم اسلام کے حقیقی پیروکار روضہ مقد س اور دیگر مذہبی مقامات کی حفاظت کرنا جانتے ہیں اور اس کیلئے کسی قسم کی بھی قربانی دینے سے گریز نہیں کرینگے ۔عالم اسلام اپنا مذہبی فریضہ سمجھتے ہوئے نام نہاد مسلمانوں کیخلاف آواز حق بلند کر ے اور اس سلسلہ میں کسی بھی مصلحت سے کام نہ لے ورنہ بروز قیامت رسول اللہ (ص)کا کس منہ سے سامنا کرینگے ۔اُمت کے اتفاق و بیداری ہی سے امریکہ و اسرائیل و نام نہاد مسلم ایجنٹوں کی موت ہے واقعہ کربلا نے یہ ثابت کر دیا ہے کہ حسینیت ہمیشہ زندہ آبادہے اور یزیدیت ہمیشہ کیلئے مردہ آباد ہے ۔آواز حق بلند کرنا درس قرآن کا ہے۔ مجلس وحدت مسلمین کے زیر اہتمام علمدار روڑ پر بی بی زینب سلام اللہ علیہا کی روضے کی بے حرمتی کیخلاف ایک احتجاجی ریلی کا انعقاد ہوا ۔ریلی کے شرکاء سے اس بے حرمتی پر شدید غم و غصے کا اظہار کیا ۔ریلی کے شرکاء سے مجلس وحدت مسلمین پاکستان کے رہنما علامہ سید ہاشم موسوی ،رکن ضلعی شوریٰ علامہ ولایت حسین جعفری نے خطاب کیا جبکہ اس موقع پر ایم ڈبلیو ایم کے رکن بلوچستان اسمبلی آغا سید محمد رضا بھی موجود تھے۔ مقررین نے خطاب کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ ہمیں حیرت ہیں اس عالم اسلام کی خاموشی پر کہ آل ِ رسول (ص) کے روضہ مبارک پر حملہ کرنے والے نام نہاد مسلمان ہیں جنکا اسلام اور اسلام کے تعلیمات سے دور دور تک کا بھی کوئی واسطہ نہیں ہے اسلام تو عام قبور کے احترام کا درس دیتا ہے اور عالم اسلام کیلئے بی بی زینب سلام اللہ علیہا کا روضہ ایک قیمتی اثاثہ ہے اور عالم اسلام کے حقیقی پیروکار روضہ مقد س اور دیگر مذہبی مقامات کی حفاظت کرنا جانتے ہیں اور اس کیلئے کسی قسم کی بھی قربانی دینے سے گریز نہیں کرینگے ۔عالم اسلام اپنا مذہبی فریضہ سمجھتے ہوئے نام نہاد مسلمانوں کیخلاف آواز حق بلند کر ے اور اس سلسلہ میں کسی بھی مصلحت سے کام نہ لے ورنہ بروز قیامت رسول اللہ (ص)کا کس منہ سے سامنا کرینگے ۔اُمت کے اتفاق و بیداری ہی سے امریکہ و اسرائیل و نام نہاد مسلم ایجنٹوں کی موت ہے واقعہ کربلا نے یہ ثابت کر دیا ہے کہ حسینیت ہمیشہ زندہ آبادہے اور یزیدیت ہمیشہ کیلئے مردہ آباد ہے ۔آواز حق بلند کرنا درس قرآن کا ہے۔ مجلس وحدت مسلمین کے زیر اہتمام علمدار روڑ پر بی بی زینب سلام اللہ علیہا کی روضے کی بے حرمتی کیخلاف ایک احتجاجی ریلی کا انعقاد ہوا ۔ریلی کے شرکاء سے اس بے حرمتی پر شدید غم و غصے کا اظہار کیا ۔ریلی کے شرکاء سے مجلس وحدت مسلمین پاکستان کے رہنما علامہ سید ہاشم موسوی ،رکن ضلعی شوریٰ علامہ ولایت حسین جعفری نے خطاب کیا جبکہ اس موقع پر ایم ڈبلیو ایم کے رکن بلوچستان اسمبلی آغا سید محمد رضا بھی موجود تھے۔ مقررین نے خطاب کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ ہمیں حیرت ہیں اس عالم اسلام کی خاموشی پر کہ آل ِ رسول (ص) کے روضہ مبارک پر حملہ کرنے والے نام نہاد مسلمان ہیں جنکا اسلام اور اسلام کے تعلیمات سے دور دور تک کا بھی کوئی واسطہ نہیں ہے اسلام تو عام قبور کے احترام کا درس دیتا ہے اور عالم اسلام کیلئے بی بی زینب سلام اللہ علیہا کا روضہ ایک قیمتی اثاثہ ہے اور عالم اسلام کے حقیقی پیروکار روضہ مقد س اور دیگر مذہبی مقامات کی حفاظت کرنا جانتے ہیں اور اس کیلئے کسی قسم کی بھی قربانی دینے سے گریز نہیں کرینگے ۔عالم اسلام اپنا مذہبی فریضہ سمجھتے ہوئے نام نہاد مسلمانوں کیخلاف آواز حق بلند کر ے اور اس سلسلہ میں کسی بھی مصلحت سے کام نہ لے ورنہ بروز قیامت رسول اللہ (ص)کا کس منہ سے سامنا کرینگے ۔اُمت کے اتفاق و بیداری ہی سے امریکہ و اسرائیل و نام نہاد مسلم ایجنٹوں کی موت ہے واقعہ کربلا نے یہ ثابت کر دیا ہے کہ حسینیت ہمیشہ زندہ آبادہے اور یزیدیت ہمیشہ کیلئے مردہ آباد ہے ۔آواز حق بلند کرنا درس قرآن کا ہے۔ مجلس وحدت مسلمین کے زیر اہتمام علمدار روڑ پر بی بی زینب سلام اللہ علیہا کی روضے کی بے حرمتی کیخلاف ایک احتجاجی ریلی کا انعقاد ہوا ۔ریلی کے شرکاء سے اس بے حرمتی پر شدید غم و غصے کا اظہار کیا ۔ریلی کے شرکاء سے مجلس وحدت مسلمین پاکستان کے رہنما علامہ سید ہاشم موسوی ،رکن ضلعی شوریٰ علامہ ولایت حسین جعفری نے خطاب کیا جبکہ اس موقع پر ایم ڈبلیو ایم کے رکن بلوچستان اسمبلی آغا سید محمد رضا بھی موجود تھے۔ مقررین نے خطاب کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ ہمیں حیرت ہیں اس عالم اسلام کی خاموشی پر کہ آل ِ رسول (ص) کے روضہ مبارک پر حملہ کرنے والے نام نہاد مسلمان ہیں جنکا اسلام اور اسلام کے تعلیمات سے دور دور تک کا بھی کوئی واسطہ نہیں ہے اسلام تو عام قبور کے احترام کا درس دیتا ہے اور عالم اسلام کیلئے بی بی زینب سلام اللہ علیہا کا روضہ ایک قیمتی اثاثہ ہے اور عالم اسلام کے حقیقی پیروکار روضہ مقد س اور دیگر مذہبی مقامات کی حفاظت کرنا جانتے ہیں اور اس کیلئے کسی قسم کی بھی قربانی دینے سے گریز نہیں کرینگے ۔عالم اسلام اپنا مذہبی فریضہ سمجھتے ہوئے نام نہاد مسلمانوں کیخلاف آواز حق بلند کر ے اور اس سلسلہ میں کسی بھی مصلحت سے کام نہ لے ورنہ بروز قیامت رسول اللہ (ص)کا کس منہ سے سامنا کرینگے ۔اُمت کے اتفاق و بیداری ہی سے امریکہ و اسرائیل و نام نہاد مسلم ایجنٹوں کی موت ہے واقعہ کربلا نے یہ ثابت کر دیا ہے کہ حسینیت ہمیشہ زندہ آبادہے اور یزیدیت ہمیشہ کیلئے مردہ آباد ہے ۔آواز حق بلند کرنا درس قرآن کا ہے۔ مجلس وحدت مسلمین کے زیر اہتمام علمدار روڑ پر بی بی زینب سلام اللہ علیہا کی روضے کی بے حرمتی کیخلاف ایک احتجاجی ریلی کا انعقاد ہوا ۔ریلی کے شرکاء سے اس بے حرمتی پر شدید غم و غصے کا اظہار کیا ۔ریلی کے شرکاء سے مجلس وحدت مسلمین پاکستان کے رہنما علامہ سید ہاشم موسوی ،رکن ضلعی شوریٰ علامہ ولایت حسین جعفری نے خطاب کیا جبکہ اس موقع پر ایم ڈبلیو ایم کے رکن بلوچستان اسمبلی آغا سید محمد رضا بھی موجود تھے۔ مقررین نے خطاب کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ ہمیں حیرت ہیں اس عالم اسلام کی خاموشی پر کہ آل ِ رسول (ص) کے روضہ مبارک پر حملہ کرنے والے نام نہاد مسلمان ہیں جنکا اسلام اور اسلام کے تعلیمات سے دور دور تک کا بھی کوئی واسطہ نہیں ہے اسلام تو عام قبور کے احترام کا درس دیتا ہے اور عالم اسلام کیلئے بی بی زینب سلام اللہ علیہا کا روضہ ایک قیمتی اثاثہ ہے اور عالم اسلام کے حقیقی پیروکار روضہ مقد س اور دیگر مذہبی مقامات کی حفاظت کرنا جانتے ہیں اور اس کیلئے کسی قسم کی بھی قربانی دینے سے گریز نہیں کرینگے ۔عالم اسلام اپنا مذہبی فریضہ سمجھتے ہوئے نام نہاد مسلمانوں کیخلاف آواز حق بلند کر ے اور اس سلسلہ میں کسی بھی مصلحت سے کام نہ لے ورنہ بروز قیامت رسول اللہ (ص)کا کس منہ سے سامنا کرینگے ۔اُمت کے اتفاق و بیداری ہی سے امریکہ و اسرائیل و نام نہاد مسلم ایجنٹوں کی موت ہے واقعہ کربلا نے یہ ثابت کر دیا ہے کہ حسینیت ہمیشہ زندہ آبادہے اور یزیدیت ہمیشہ کیلئے مردہ آباد ہے ۔آواز حق بلند کرنا درس قرآن کا ہے۔ کوئٹہ، بی بی زینب (س) کی روضے پر حملے کیخلاف احتجاجی ریلی 35 photos See More — in Damascus, Syria. ========================== Terrorism: Hezbollah: White House applauds EU decision EU bent to the will of Israel, Hezbollah TV says 22 July, 20:15 Back Back Send Scrivi alla redazione Suggest prevnext (ANSAmed) - NEW YORK, JULY 22 - The EU's decision to blacklist the armed wing of Hezbollah sends a strong message that terrorist actions by the Lebanese Shiite movement will not go unpunished, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Monday. Also on Monday, Hezbollah's Al Manar TV said ''Israel has bent the EU to its will'' and accused London of ''leading the campaign'' against Hezbollah. (ANSAmed). =============== EU adds Hezbollah's military wing to terrorism list Mon, Jul 22 17:25 PM EDT By Justyna Pawlak and Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union agreed on Monday to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on its terrorism blacklist, a move driven by concerns over the Lebanese militant group's involvement in a deadly bus bombing in Bulgaria and the Syrian war. The powerful Lebanese Shi'ite movement, an ally of Iran, has attracted concern in Europe and around the world in recent months for its role in sending thousands of fighters to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces, helping turn the tide of Syria's two-year-old civil war. Britain and the Netherlands have long pressed their EU peers to impose sanctions on the Shi'ite Muslim group, citing evidence it was behind an attack in the coastal Bulgarian city of Burgas a year ago that killed five Israelis and their driver. Until now, many EU capitals had resisted lobbying from Washington and Israel to blacklist the group, warning such a move could fuel instability in Lebanon and in the Middle East. Hezbollah, which functions as a political party that is part of the Lebanese government and as a militia with thousands of guerrillas under arms, rejected the EU's "aggressive and unjust decision which is not based on any proof or evidence". EU states had taken a dangerous step at the behest of the United States and Israel, Hezbollah's staunchest foes, it said in a statement which described the declaration as "written by American hands, in Zionist ink". Lebanese caretaker Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour said the decision was "hasty" and could lead to further sanctions against the movement that would complicate Lebanese politics. "This will hinder Lebanese political life in the future, especially considering our sensitivities in Lebanon," he told Reuters. "We need to tighten bonds among Lebanese parties, rather than create additional problems." The blacklisting opens the way for EU governments to freeze any assets Hezbollah's military wing may have in Europe. "There's no question of accepting terrorist organizations in Europe," French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told reporters. Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans said in a statement that the EU had taken an important step by "dealing with the military wing of Hezbollah, freezing its assets, hindering its fundraising and thereby limiting its capacity to act". In the United States, Secretary of State John Kerry said Syria was an important factor behind the EU vote. "A growing number of governments are recognizing Hezbollah as the dangerous and destabilizing terrorist organization that it is," he said. QUESTIONING EFFECTIVENESS By limiting the listing to the armed wing, the EU was trying to avoid damaging its relations with Lebanon's government, but the split may complicate its ability to enforce the decision in practical terms. Hezbollah does not formally divide itself into armed and political wings, and Amal Saad Ghorayeb, who wrote a book on the group, said identifying who the ban would apply to will be difficult. "It is a political, more than a judicial decision. It can't have any real, meaningful judicial implications," she said, adding it appeared to be a "a PR move" to hurt Hezbollah's international standing, more connected with events in Syria than with the case in Bulgaria. Israel's deputy foreign minister Zeev Elkin welcomed the step, but said the entire group should have been targeted. "We (Israel) worked hard, along with a number of countries in Europe, in order to bring the necessary materials and prove there was a basis for a legal decision," he told Israel Radio. British Foreign Secretary William Hague sought to allay concerns about the practical impact of the decision, saying it would allow for better cooperation among European law enforcement officials in countering Hezbollah activities. Hezbollah parliamentary member al-Walid Soukariah said the decision puts Europe "in confrontation with this segment of people in our region". "This step won't affect Hezbollah or the resistance. The resistance is present on Lebanese territory and not in Europe. It is not a terrorist group to carry out terrorist attacks in Europe, which is forbidden by religion." TRICKY RELATIONS The Iran-backed movement, set up with the aim of fighting Israel after its invasion of Lebanon three decades ago, has dominated politics in Beirut in recent years. In debating the blacklisting, many EU governments expressed concerns over maintaining Europe's relations with Lebanon. To soothe such worries, the ministers agreed to make a statement pledging to continue dialogue with all political groups. "We also agreed that the delivery of legitimate financial transfers to Lebanon and delivery of assistance from the European Union and its member states will not be affected," the EU's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said. Already on the EU blacklist are groups such as Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist movement that rules the Gaza Strip, and Turkey's Kurdish militant group PKK. Their assets in Europe are frozen and they have no access to cash there, meaning they cannot raise money for their activities. Sanctions on Hezbollah go into effect this week. Hezbollah denies any involvement in last July's attack in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian interior minister said last week Sofia had no doubt the group was behind it. In support of its bid to impose sanctions, Britain has also cited a four-year jail sentence handed down by a Cypriot court in March to a Hezbollah member accused of plotting to attack Israeli interests on the island. The decision also comes at a time of strained relations between the EU and Israel after Brussels pushed ahead with plans to bar EU financial aid to Israeli organizations operating in the occupied Palestinian territories. EU foreign ministers held a video conference with Kerry who announced on Friday that Israel and the Palestinians had tentatively agreed to resume peace talks after three years. (Additional reporting by Beirut bureau and Dan Williams in Jerusalem; Editing by Michael Roddy) ============================

Sunday, July 21, 2013

International support grows for Qatar expat who reported rape in Dubai

As more details emerge about the case of a Qatar-based expat who faces jail time in Dubai after reporting a rape, international support for Marte Deborah Dalelv is growing. The 24-year-old Norwegian interior designer, who said she was raped by a colleague during a business trip to Dubai in March, was apparently sentenced this week by a Dubai court to 16 months in jail for perjury, having sex outside of marriage and drinking without a license. Her alleged attacker, who denied any sexual encounter took place, was sentenced to 13 months for extramarital sex and drinking (a gray area for tourists in Dubai). More than 42,000 people have so far signed a petition calling for the release of Dalelv, who is travel banned from leaving the UAE and has lost her job in Doha, where she lived for two years, her friends have told Doha News. Her appeal is on Sept. 5. What happened Dalelv, who has decided to go public with her story and spoke to numerous news outlets over the weekend, said that during her business trip, she asked her colleague, a married father of three, to walk her to her hotel room after leaving a bar around 3am. He then pulled her into a room that wasn’t hers, she told CNN: "He dragged me by my purse in, so I thought, ‘OK, I just need to calm the situation down. I will finish my bottle of water, I will sit here and then I will excuse myself and say I feel fine,’" she said. That was pretty much the last thing she said she remembers before the alleged sexual assault. “I woke up with my clothes off, sleeping on my belly, and he was raping me. I tried to get off, I tried to get him off, but he pushed me back down." Dalelv eventually went downstairs to the hotel lobby and insisted they call the police. She told the Associated Press that she was given a medical examination seeking evidence of the alleged attack and underwent a blood test for alcohol. She was detained for four days before she was released with the help of her embassy. Since March, she has been staying at the Norwegian Seamen’s Center in Dubai. Since that night, Dalelv and her alleged attacker have been in and of the prosecutor’s office several times. At one point, the expat explained to CNN that she changed her story and said that the sex was consensual, based on advice she received from her manager. It was then that a count of making a false statement was added to her charge sheet. "That was my biggest regret because it wasn’t voluntary. I just thought it would all go away," she said. Lost job Her former employer, Al Mana Interiors, has said in a statement that she was given that advice in Arabic by a police officer, and that her manager simply translated it into English. Speaking to Doha News, friends of Dalelv said she was fired from The One, which operates under Al Mana, in April. According to a copy of the termination letter obtained by Norwegian newspaper VG, Al Mana cites “unacceptable and improper behavior" during her trip to Dubai as a reason for her firing. It is signed by company owner Wissam Al Mana, who made headlines last year after secretly marrying Janet Jackson. But the company said of the termination: "The decision had nothing to do with the rape allegation, and unfortunately neither Ms. Dalelv nor her attorneys have chosen to contact the company to discuss her employment status." In Qatar, Dalelv’s case has stirred up heated discussions about women’s rights in the Gulf and Islam, with some residents saying police officers here did not take their stories of assaults seriously. Thoughts? Credit: Photo courtesy of Free Marte on Facebook Read more: http://dohanews.co/post/56041743622/international-support-grows-for-qatar-expat-who#ixzz2ZjUHZEyO ================== Woman jailed in Dubai after reporting rape hopes to warn others Sun, Jul 21 16:04 PM EDT By Amena Bakr DUBAI (Reuters) - A Norwegian interior designer jailed in Dubai for illicit sex after she reported being raped says she has no regrets about coming forward if her warning will protect others from a similar fate. A court on July 17 sentenced Marte Deborah Dalelv to 16 months in prison for having sex outside marriage, drinking and making false statements. She says a male colleague pulled her into his hotel room and raped her after she asked him to help her find her own room when they had had a few drinks. The 24-year-old has been released on condition she remain at a Norwegian Christian center in Dubai pending the outcome of an appeal. Asked if she regretted reporting the assault, Dalelv said no: "The truth is the only thing that will help me get through this." The news has dominated the front pages in Norway and raised questions about the judicial system in the Gulf state, which lures large numbers of expatriates and tourists with a Western lifestyle but has little-publicized conservative laws on its books covering sex and alcohol. Norway has complained. Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide told reporters: "We believe this is a completely unacceptable verdict, which is contrary to human rights and the basic sense of justice." In the United Arab Emirates, as in some other countries using Islamic law, a rape conviction can require either a confession or the testimony of four adult male witnesses. According to the UK-based Emirates Centre for Human Rights, Dalelv's is only the latest in a string of cases in which women who have reported being raped have ended up with jail sentences. Among recent cases, a Briton who alleged she had been raped by three men was fined for drinking alcohol. An Emirati woman was sentenced to a year in prison after claiming to have been gang-raped. An Australian woman was sent to prison for 11 months after reporting a gang-rape to police, the Centre said. Dubai promotes itself as a resort destination and a base for international business. Its hotels have licensed nightclubs, bars and restaurants that serve alcohol openly. But rarely-enforced laws actually define it as illegal for residents to drink without a special license that few obtain. Possessing alcohol outside a licensed bar or being drunk in public are offences, even if the alcohol was bought legally. Such laws can be used to prosecute visitors who are involved in accidents or report crimes. In an interview with Reuters, Dalelv said that by coming forward she hoped to alert other people not to expect Western standards of judicial protection. "Dubai seems like a Western city, but what a lot of tourists don't know for example that it's not legal for them to drink alcohol," she said. Dalelv said she did not realize she would be treated as a criminal rather than as a victim, until after she reported the assault and found herself being interrogated at a police station. An officer asked if she was making the rape report because she had not enjoyed sex. "That is when I knew: I don't think they are going to believe me at all," she said. She was held in prison for four days until contact was made with the Norwegian consulate and bail arranged. She still expected to be exonerated when her legal team presented its case. Her conviction came as a shock. "I am very surprised because we had a DNA report, we had a medical report ... and still didn't believe me." (Reporting by Amena Bakr; Editing by William Maclean and Peter Graff) ============================

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Car bombs kill 30 in Shi'ite districts of Baghdad

Sat, Jul 20 16:41 PM EDT By Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Multiple car bombings in predominantly Shi'ite districts of Baghdad killed at least 30 people on Saturday, police and medics said, the latest in a series of attacks that threaten to sink Iraq once again into full-blown sectarian conflict. Most of the attacks struck in busy commercial areas where people had gathered to shop and socialize after breaking their daily fast for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The deadliest explosion took place in the northern neighborhood of Tobchi, where 10 people were killed when a car bomb exploded in a busy commercial street. "I was standing near my shop with friends when we saw a parked car that aroused our suspicions. We shouted for the driver, but no-one answered" said shopkeeper Said Mohammed Murad. "Minutes later, the car blew up, smashing shopfronts and throwing passers-by like toys. All that was in front of me was fire, smoke, dead bodies, and wounded people crying for help." Another car bomb exploded in a commercial street in the Karrada neighborhood, killing at least four people. There were further blasts in Zaafaraniya, Muwasalat, al-Shurta and New Baghdad. It was unclear who was behind the blasts. Sectarian tensions in Iraq have been inflamed by the civil war in neighboring Syria, which has drawn in Shi'ite and Sunni fighters from Iraq and beyond to fight on opposite sides of the conflict. Sunni insurgents, including the al Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq, have been recruiting from Iraq's Sunni minority, which resents Shi'ite domination since the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003. "The terrorists are now using different tactics that aim to cause higher casualties among civilians," said an interior ministry official on condition of anonymity. More than 535 people have been killed in militant attacks in July so far, according to violence monitoring group Iraq Body Count. That is still well below the peak of sectarian bloodletting in 2006-07, when the number of people killed in militant attacks sometimes exceeded 3,000 in one month. In the town of Madaen, about 30 km (20 miles) southeast of Baghdad, a bomb planted in the garden of a Sunni government-backed "Sahwa" militia fighter killed five people, police said. "Sahwa" members are often targeted by Sunni insurgents in revenge for cooperating with the Shi'ite-led government. (Additional reporting by Ahmed Rasheed; Writing by Isabel Coles; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)