Fazl calls Hakimullah a martyr, asks TTP to salvage peace effort
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ISLAMABAD: In an astonishing exchange of questions and answers outside the Parliament House on Tuesday, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman claimed that “anyone killed at the hands of the United States” was “a martyr”, DawnNews reported.
The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl chief made the above remark in response to a question posed to him by media representatives as to whether Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan chief Hakimullah Mehsud, who was killed in a drone strike, qualified as a martyr.
Fazl criticised cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and said the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) chief should refrain from taking solo flights on the issue of blocking Nato supplies going through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The JUI-F said it had been decided in the All Parties Conference (APC) that all political groups would work in unison on the matter.
Rehman called out to members of the TTP and reiterated that they should not allow derailment of the peace process in the wake of Hakimullah’s killing. He also underscored the importance of calling another APC on the matter.
Separately, opposition parties have been divided on the issue of Nato supplies to US forces in Afghanistan via KP.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Awami National Party (ANP) favour the continuation of Nato supplies. On the other hand, PTI, JUI-F and the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) maintain that blocking Nato supplies would be effective in putting an immediate stop to drone attacks.
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Nov 05, 2013 02:05pm
This guy is insane. He killed thousands of innocent people how can he be a martyr. We should in fact THANK USofA for cleaning our back yard.
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Nov 05, 2013 02:13pm
there is time and time one raising concern and other is mocking at them by launching strikes as they are weak to defend their own people and they unfit to halt or counter for the drones so they are taking advantage of it internal violence is dangerous than external the same is not learns the lesson by either side so toll is going in thousands to lakhs
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Nov 05, 2013 02:05pm
Bravo Maulana Saab, genius.
so the serbs killed during 1990's by the US were martyrs wow
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Nov 05, 2013 02:17pm
There is no dearth of shameful people who call a murderer 'shaheed' merely for their cowardice. Indeed shaheen were those innocent Pakistani men, women and children and brave soldiers who lost their precious lives due to actions by this man.
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Nov 05, 2013 02:19pm
Hakimullah Mehsud is Martyr by JUI-F chief. Good decision we appreciate.
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Nov 05, 2013 02:36pm
The Bearded One has spoken. From the deepest black crevices
of his heart. He is on the side of the mass murderers,killers and thieves
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Nov 05, 2013 03:05pm
I am lost for words ....... this statement by Maulana is not just insane but an insult to all the Pakistanis who died due to relentless bombing by taliban .......I simply wish for him to join this "martyr" at the earliest ...Ameen
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Nov 05, 2013 03:11pm
How can a person on whom there was a Rs 5 Crore prize by the Govt be declared a martyr?
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Nov 05, 2013 03:22pm
Allah knows best, hope he is, however the others such as Bhutto's are NOT shaheed by any means.
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Nov 05, 2013 03:30pm
Only in Pakistan you can say such things and get away with it. Such a shameless bunch of insensitive, cruel and self serving hypocrites rule us.
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Nov 05, 2013 03:31pm
Maulana Sab first you need to decide which side you are on. Anne Patterson, the former U.S ambassador reported that you asked her if the US Govt would deal with you if you were elected as Prime Minister and cautioned the US Govt not to put all of its eggs in the basket of Benazir Bhutto. Ambassador noted that it was not US Govt policy to crown any particular leader in Pakistan
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Nov 05, 2013 03:54pm
This man is an insult to Pakistan and the thousands of victims of terrorists like Hakim.
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Nov 05, 2013 03:56pm
Maulana Fazlur Rehman has lost all credibility in large sections of the population. That is, if he ectually had one to begin With. We know his family has been anti-Pakistan from the days of the British Raj and they continue to show support to anti-Pakistani terror organizations. By the way, that headwear of his alone is enough to make me laugh.
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Nov 05, 2013 04:04pm
Maulana Fazlur Rehman has lost all credibility in large sections of the population. That is, if he ectually had one to begin With. We know his family has been anti-Pakistan from the days of the British Raj and they continue to show support to anti-Pakistani terror organizations. By the way, that headwear of his alone is enough to make me laugh.
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Nov 05, 2013 04:18pm
From onwards, we know thhat molana Fazal ul Rehman of JUI-F and molana Munawar Hassan of JI are true supporters of the Taliban.
Allow me to say that I'm simply disgusted by this twisted mindset. Both parties should be banned
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Nov 05, 2013 04:22pm
Only one word comes into my mind: Shameful.
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Nov 05, 2013 04:36pm
People like him will drag back the pakistan at least by 30-40 years...
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Nov 05, 2013 04:40pm
Mr. Fazal, why don't you call all those killed by the terrorists as shaheed as well???
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Nov 05, 2013 04:44pm
It is shocking to hear Maulana Fazlur Rahman and JI declare Hakimullah Mehsud as a martyr. This is a man who took personal responsibility for killing thousands of civilians and attacking our military bases. With leaders like these, can we expect any reprieve from terrorism in Pakistan?
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Nov 05, 2013 04:53pm
We need to try him for treason and hang him. If this isnt treason what is? He is siding with the enemy reaponsible for attacking pakistan.
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Nov 05, 2013 05:12pm
@pak:
who would clean our front yard.... Americans are cleaning our back yards for their interest... not ours... clean your own mess from now on dont rely on others
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Nov 05, 2013 05:13pm
Mualana Saab you and all the politician
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Nov 05, 2013 05:25pm
Maulana shahab the nation is burning don
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Nov 05, 2013 05:19pm
this statement is an eye opener for present government'. USA is not our enemy, we may be against some of his some policies. We are not extremists and terrorists. We don't defend the killer of thousand peoples.
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Nov 05, 2013 05:38pm
Martyrdom is evidence only of a man's honesty - it is no evidence that he is not mistaken. Men have suffered martyrdom for all sorts of opinions in politics and in religion; yet they could not therefore have all been in the right; although they could give no stronger evidence that they believed themselves in the right. Martyrdom is misnomer word in Islamic republic of Pakistan. It is very wrongly used
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Nov 05, 2013 06:15pm
Maulana saheb gali to mut do appane jawano ko who sacrifice their life to protect you and Pakistani awam. If you call this traitor martyr then you consider the jawans who laid their life as traitors. I know politician do not have loyalty and integrity but going so low to please terrorist group I have seen in Pakistan only.
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Nov 05, 2013 06:15pm
I guess this Maulana has appointed himself as the one who decides who is a martyr or not. Nothing better to do for this crusty old man who has nearly drowned Pakistan. Time to get rid of these yokes call mullahs allowing Pakistan to float back to surface and then eventually fly like an eagle, with rest of the progressive nations of the world.
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Nov 05, 2013 06:18pm
@Andi:
People like him will drag Pakistan to pre-islamic era in Arabian peninsula.
30-40 years ago Pakistan was very progressive and a stable state.
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Nov 05, 2013 06:44pm
Hakeemullah Mehsud, martyr? This is the most ignorant statement ever came of a moulana. The man who caused thousands of its own Muslim women and children murdered cold blooded, who were all innocent, the one who was blind in choosing his targets, and the biggest serial killer of his time is suddenly turned into a martyr, because of the retarded view of a maulana. That shows how this maulana thinks. That shows that he, the maulana, wouldn't hesitate to to do the same, if he got a chance. This statement insults the human intelligence and all goodness in human nature and Islam! This is one of the biggest blasphemy I ever heard of. Shame on him.
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Nov 05, 2013 06:47pm
Shame on you Mr. Fazulrahman by calling Hakeemullah a Martyr.
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Nov 05, 2013 06:48pm
Maulan why dont you become a Martyre why dont you go and fight in afghanistan if you so much in love with religion hay you might get 70 virgins, ha ha ha
or may be 70 Devils
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Nov 05, 2013 06:42pm
Sir, he is saying this to ensure his name is on the top of the list
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Nov 05, 2013 06:50pm
Indeed a Martyr. May Allah bless him and He's not dead. Martyr's are alive as per Allah and Quran.
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Nov 05, 2013 06:54pm
Wikileaks published the news 3-4 years ago. Maulana Fazal talking to American ambassador in Pakistan, " Make me the Prime Minister of Pakistan". The other side of Maulana we knew.
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Nov 05, 2013 07:18pm
@Shahzad:
Actually people like this self-proclaimed "Maulana" have kept Pakistan back 30-40 years back while the rest of the world has moved on!
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Nov 05, 2013 07:20pm
Chacha Jamaati ke baad uncle Fazal bhee dar gaye
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Nov 05, 2013 07:38pm
maulana ko sharam nahi aati saying stuff like this...since when are vicious murderers martyrs?
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Nov 05, 2013 07:33pm
If Haikimullah Mehsud is a shaheed, then Genghis Khan and Helagu Khan are also shaheeds.
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Nov 05, 2013 07:49pm
this guy reminds me of an overweight chicken, squawking away, not making any sense and not attempting to make any sense either.
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Nov 05, 2013 07:45pm
Calling this Taliban terrorist, a martyr is an insult to humanity. This Maulvi should come to his senses.
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Nov 05, 2013 08:08pm
Its an awesome example of how media manipulate things according to its agenda.Does it really matter if he is shaheed or not? Is Allah (S.W.T) waiting for our judgement to decide his fate? Allah knows alone, what is he. And if curiosity bites you to the extent that you feel liking knowing answer to this question then wait till everyone will be gathered on the day of judgment and trust me that's not far off. Him being a muslim, regardless of how sinning he may be, yet I ask Allah to forgive him and that is what beloved prophet has directed us to do. Only for your reference, read what people at the time of karbala said about hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A) and his companions. What those ruling elite and their mouth pieces propagated against him in those time.
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Nov 05, 2013 10:18pm
Maulana Sahib, apparently you forgot that any body who kills innocent lives without any reason cannot be a martyr. Go and read through Quran and Hadith.
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Nov 06, 2013 12:13am
The JUI(F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman slaps a Fatwa, today, that calls 'Hakimullah Mehsud attained martyrdom and anyone killed by the USA is a martyr'; and that clarifies the 'mindest' of the Maulana-turned-politican many years ago (inherited his position from his father, who was also an Alim (Islamic Scholar and a Mufti) and founder of Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam - JUI(F)) whom some or most of us suspected as a 'disguised-Taliban'.
If the comments in this article is a simplistic indication, only 2 out of 22 people have supported his comments or 9% as compared to 2.78% only voted for his Party in the National Elections on 11 May 2013; thanks be to Allah (swt).
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Nov 06, 2013 03:29am
So all Russian die during afghan war are Martyr.
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Nov 06, 2013 04:51am
The term martyr is used entirely too much in South Asia and the Middle East, and applied haphazardly. No one is fighting a "holy war" against the Taliban or Al-Queda. They are being pursued for their relentless and brutal killing of people all over the world, most of whom are civilians. They wish to convert every human on the planet to their own interpretation of religion and law, or kill them. It is not a holy war, but a war of domination, control and brutality against anyone who opposes them, of any religion or nationality.
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Nov 06, 2013 10:22am
@Shahzad:
It is very difficult to believe that Pakistani Army, Pakistan Federal Government , and opposition parties such as Jamaat Islami, Jmaiat ul Islam, Maulana Fazl don't have the courage to say that Hakimullah Mishud was the terrorist and had killed lots of innocent people. If they have an ounce of decency they should thank United States to kill him. An old saying the one thing that guarantees the success of evil is that when good men say nothing, do nothing and be nothing.
Iqbal Sialkotia
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Nov 06, 2013 03:42pm
What would one sane person should say in response of such a hypocrisy except THANK YOU AMERICA FOR RIDDING US OF THIS BEAST HAKIMULLAH MEHSUD
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Nov 06, 2013 04:00pm
Power hungry Cleric supporting religious militancy and undermining the existing order of the society.
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Nov 06, 2013 06:31pm
@pak:
What farce? Won't be surprised if this comment is by someone with foreign nationality living abroad. Complete disconnect with the sentiments of resident Pakistanis. This probably is the reason why 'foreigners' are not allowed to vote in general elections.
Disclaimer: This comment is in reply to the last sentence only. I strongly condemn the comments of Maulana, and shiver to think how a national leader can survive in politics with such a hard-line stand. Pathetic.
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Nov 06, 2013 07:24pm
It is quite a crude and cruel publicity stunt Mulana sahib
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Nov 07, 2013 09:44pm
Maulana has to speak their language or he will be killed.
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Nov 08, 2013 12:38am
The problem in Pakistan is that every other person declares himself a mullah and starts giving fattawas.It is very unfortunate .
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Nov 08, 2013 01:42am
@Ishtiaq Ahmed: If he is a martyr then what about the thousands who died at his hands? What were they?
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