06 October 2004	Wednesday	20 Shaban 1425

KARACHI, Oct 5: Tehreek Nifaz Fiqha Jafaria, terming the Sialkot mosque blast tragedy a conspiracy against Pakistan and Islam, demanded that the scope of investigation be extended to banned organizations and their outfits to lay hand on real culprits.

The demand was made by the TNFJ leader, Allama Syed Qamar Haider Zaidi, while speaking at a press conference at the Press Club on Tuesday. Allama Syed Waqar Hasan Taqvi and Allama Jafar Raza Naqvi were also present on the occasion.

Pointing out that no sectarian controversy existed among the Muslims all over the world, including in Pakistan, Mr Zaidi said that common enemies of the Ummah were trying to create an impression that there were differences among the Muslim and were pursuing same policy in Kashmir, Palestine, Afghanistan and Iraq, but had failed in their designs.

Allama Zaidi called upon the Muslims belonging to all schools of thought to demonstrate unity and harmony among their ranks to foil the designs of their enemies.

He said despite the anti-terrorism measures taken by President Gen Musharraf, including promulgation of anti-terrorism act, terrorist activities could be checked only for a short period, and the Quetta carnage occurred on Ashura day, followed by assassination of Mufti Shamzai, killing of worshippers at Masjid Hyderi and Imambargah Ali Raza in Karachi, besides the recent murderous attempts on Azeem Abbas advocate, Prof Attiqul Hasan and DSP Nisar Kazmi in Lahore and Quetta.

The TNFJ leader held people of banned religious outfits responsible for arson and plunder after every incident of terrorism, who, he alleged were on the payroll of their 'foreign masters'.

He urged the government to set up a broad based tribunal to take into account all terrorism-related tragedies from all aspects, so that the real culprits could be exposed. He said that those parties should also be included in the investigations who had formed new bodies after their organizations were banned.