LeJ claimed responsibility for Jacobabad blast: Sindh home minister
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KARACHI: Sindh Interior Minister Suhail Anwar Siyal said on Saturday that the banned sectarian outfit Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LeJ) has claimed responsibility for Friday's suicide bombing at a Muharram procession in Jacobabad.
Speaking to media persons in Karachi, the Sindh Home Minister claimed that the attack was a suicide bombing and the banned sectarian outfit LeJ is behind the attack.
He added that two separate committees have been formed to investigate the attack.
"Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) is behind terrorist attacks in Pakistan and they are active across Sindh," said Siyal.
Related: Two committees formed to investigate Jacobabad blast
Meanwhile, Shia organisations have staged a sit-in in Jacobabad calling for the relevant security officials to be removed for their negligence in not preventing the deadly tragedy.
Sindh CM announces compensation
Sindh Chief Minsiter Qaim Ali Shah reached Jacobabad on Saturday and announced a compensation of Rs2 million for the family of each person who lost life as a result of the suicide attack in Jacobabad.
“Those handicapped will get Rs1 million along with a government job while lightly injured victims will get a sum of Rs0.2 million as compensation,” said Shah.
CM Sindh also added that the Deputy Superintendent Police (DSP) of the area has been suspended.
Shah was of the view that the overall security situation of the province has improved as only two terrorist attacks occurred in the province during the year, the one earlier in Shikarpur and the one in Jacobabad.
He further announced that the Sindh government will refer the Jacobabad attack case to military courts.
Yesterday, a powerful suicide blast ripped through a Muharram procession in Jacobabad city of Sindh, killing 24 people, mostly children, and injuring more than 40 others.
A mourning procession was returning from Shershah-Jo-Per to Quetta Road in Lashari Muhalla when the suicide attack took place.
In another incident of terrorism on Thursday, a suicide attacker blew himself outside an Imambargah in Bolan district of Balochistan, killing at least 10 people and injuring 12 others.
The attack was also claimed by the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.
Related: LeJ claims Bolan imambargah attack
United Nations (UN) chief Ban Ki-Moon also condemned the two blasts and mourned the loss of lives in a statement released from his New York office on Saturday. He also called upon the Pakistan government to bring the perpetrators of the terrorist attack to justice.
Pakistan has a history of attacks on religious processions in the Islamic holy month of Muharram, especially on 9th and 10th of the month, claimed by banned militant outfits targeting people belonging to Shia sect of Islam.
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Oct 24, 2015 05:06pm
RAW as always.
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Oct 24, 2015 05:14pm
Extremism need to be curbed through medrassa reforms.
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Oct 24, 2015 05:17pm
Excuses, Excuses, Excuses... at the end of the day poor people lost their lives and nobody in power corridors gives a flying.... It will not change until the society every individual eliminate the religiosity plaguing it.
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Oct 24, 2015 05:22pm
@A Proud Pakistani (Kashmiri) Wake Up.
What proof do you have?
It was Sectarian violence .
Lej took responsibility.
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Oct 24, 2015 05:32pm
RAW written all over it. anyways LeJ and LeT are both funded and kept abreast by RAW of India who is in control by SSes(shiv sina) and their cronies in BJP are making it official in Parliament.
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Oct 24, 2015 05:33pm
With top leadership of Lashkar-e-Janghvi wiped out, wonder who is running the show in the terrorist organisation.
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Oct 24, 2015 05:33pm
"Pakistan has a history of attacks on religious processions in Islamic holy month of Muharram, especially on 9th and 10th of the month, claimed by banned militant outfits targeting people belonging to Shia sect of Islam."
Really sad. Whomever have done this heartless crime, let them think for a while what they have gained by this act of killing people, including children.
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Oct 24, 2015 05:34pm
@A Proud Pakistani (Kashmiri), please read news once again.
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Oct 24, 2015 05:34pm
As usual from Pakistan's point of view any RAW involvement.
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Oct 24, 2015 05:34pm
Final breath of dying RaW.
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Oct 24, 2015 05:36pm
LeJ takes responsibility and they blame Raw. So they are not going to do anything thing to stop LeJ. How convenient !!!
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Oct 24, 2015 05:37pm
@A Proud Pakistani (Kashmiri) , What is there to be proud of? Sectarian violence?
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Oct 24, 2015 05:38pm
If the real problem is in the "Balochistan" & "sindh" why pakistan fails to provide security & economic development to the region.
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Oct 24, 2015 05:39pm
To get a better view of who is harming Shias and why, just recall the incidents of Kurram agency where the Turis were victimised.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-11625216
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Oct 24, 2015 05:40pm
Live and let live.
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Oct 24, 2015 05:40pm
What does it take for RAW to sponsor, finance and support these small LEJ type splinter groups??. It is always a proxy used by intelligence agencies.
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Oct 24, 2015 05:42pm
The terrorist organization Lashkare Jhangwi is anti-RAW. The Minister has to decide for one of them. It seems, he is not interested in the credibility of his statement.
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Oct 24, 2015 05:44pm
Blaming RAW seems to be easy, even when LeJ rolls on the ground and throws a hissy fit claiming responsibility.
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Oct 24, 2015 05:45pm
As usual blame on India.. You people will never change. Ask those politicians about what steps they are taking for development of Pakistan. No one in the world believe you people until you first improve the conditions in your home.
Good and prosperous Pakistan is what India wanted.
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Oct 24, 2015 05:45pm
How is RAW=LEJ...
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Oct 24, 2015 05:47pm
So Mr. Minister now you know by name who is behind the assasination of the mourners.
What is your next step ?
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Oct 24, 2015 05:48pm
@Sri Because they were created to work against India and now working against us.
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Oct 24, 2015 05:54pm
Authorities in Pakistan at every level has realized the damage their policies have done to the state of Pakistan.
Corrective measures in place will take sometime to settle the issues.
Now India is heading towards the same policy of instability & destruction. God knows Modi is going to learn any lesson from Pakistan or want to do his own experience.
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Oct 24, 2015 05:54pm
we need to bring justice by responding back hard and fast now!
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Oct 24, 2015 05:55pm
It is a shame. The home minister, IG Police must be removed. Shia has to understand they have to learn how to safeguard their own safety.
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Oct 24, 2015 05:55pm
RAW is definitely involved!! I have no doubt. I also suspect they were involved when I failed my school examination recently. RAW does not want me to graduate
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Oct 24, 2015 05:57pm
Ok Mr Home Minister, LeJ accepted responsibility!! But this is not your success, what are you and your elected government going to do about it. As usual you are going to claim to deal it with iron hand and then within days completely forget about it. However, people who lost their loved ones will never forget.
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Oct 24, 2015 06:00pm
Extremism need to be curbed at any cost.
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Oct 24, 2015 06:00pm
Pakistani government should arrest LeJ( Lashkar-e-Jhangvi) leaders and members.
Put them in the jail for 30 plus years and let them work in the prison. These banned militant outfits really do not have any agenda and they are all illiterate, have not of
Islam. We should not blame other countries until or unless we provide proof to the world media.
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Oct 24, 2015 06:03pm
@Sri .. Thats because Pakistani goverment = incompetance.
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Oct 24, 2015 06:05pm
RIP..
Man. only those who have lost their beloved ones may be feeling the sorrow.
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Oct 24, 2015 06:07pm
@Kamran nine of the accused on the Saffora carnage attended madrassas. Bin Laden or zavehri never attended madrassas. Bin Ladin went to American University of Beirut.
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Oct 24, 2015 06:08pm
@Prateek RAW is running both LETand LEJ.
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Oct 24, 2015 06:10pm
So LEJ has accepted responsibility but we are still blaming RAW ?
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Oct 24, 2015 06:11pm
@Baloch there has been no failure. We were not as successful as we should have been. When you clean your house do you take care of every speck of dust? But you don't say my house is dirty.
Security is the same way, it never be a 100%.
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Oct 24, 2015 06:13pm
LEJ's Malik Ishaq was paid a 'Stipend' by the PMLN Punjab Government while he was in Jail.
Therefore, LEJ=PMLN= RAW
http://tribune.com.pk/story/210827/lejs-malik-received-monthly-stipend-from-punjab-govt/
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Oct 24, 2015 06:14pm
LEJ has already claimed responsibility but still blaming RAW. Sir India does not have any terrorists camp within its own boundary
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Oct 24, 2015 06:14pm
Sind home minister Anwar Siyal confirms explosion at the Muharram procession was a suicide attack and Lej claimed responsibility for this crime then why blame RAW. I think it is silly.
More committees but no results. Just talk and talk is cheap. That is way life goes on in Pakistan for a long long time.
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Oct 24, 2015 06:21pm
RAW is feeding these terrorist for decades to do terrorist activities. But their days are counted now
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Oct 24, 2015 06:22pm
So fast. As soon as the blast happened, the minister screamed ''raw". To fan away the anger of common citizens,Very smart.
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Oct 24, 2015 06:26pm
@taimoor khan -"Because they were created to work against India and now working against us."
So you admit that you created it to use against India???
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Oct 24, 2015 06:29pm
I don't understand the idea about these organizations who "claim" responsibility. Shouldn't such act be kept discrete?? But then again maybe they know how incompetent the government is and it will not lift a finger to do anything about it.
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Oct 24, 2015 06:35pm
Politicians are really good in blaming someone else for their own failures. Amazingly, no independent world govt agency has ever notice RaW's role in any terror activities in Pakistan.
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Oct 24, 2015 06:37pm
When Lashkar Jhangwi has taken responsibility, why to talk about RAW involvement which does not mean anything really.
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Oct 24, 2015 06:43pm
Nail these extremist orginasition and their preacher
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Oct 24, 2015 06:44pm
LEJ accepted responsibility for this .... why not asking Rana Sanaullah ?.
Mr Minister Siyal will you please media let do their job, you part is done, act now / arrest them ..... reporting may please be given to this vibrant media.
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Oct 24, 2015 06:46pm
@Sohail Applause for your comment.
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Oct 24, 2015 06:53pm
@shakil It is better to learn from personal experience.
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Oct 24, 2015 06:53pm
First step for correcting a problem is accepting the real problem. If you keep on blaming something and ignore the real problem then it will never get solved...I am just saying..
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Oct 24, 2015 06:54pm
@Zubaida Khan Balochistan people always suffer due to lack of development in the region & poor leadership at the centre.
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Oct 24, 2015 06:56pm
One innocent person killing is sufficient to suspend and remove the top bureaucracy and LEAs of Jacobabad district in failing to perform their duties.Failure to take action against the incompetent and negligent administration will send a wrong message.
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Oct 24, 2015 06:58pm
@Rahul World knows about it , what is their to accept,
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Oct 24, 2015 07:06pm
Mentioning RAW name is easy selling story which consumed easily in Pakistan and responsible people will get away from their failed investigation and responsibilities.
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Oct 24, 2015 07:08pm
raw is also behind attacks on shias in iraq,Saudi, Syria ,even Nigeria attacks were carried out by raw.
safoora killer was also indian,founder of LeJ was alsa from india.for Gods sake think rationally
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Oct 24, 2015 07:10pm
But LeJ and RAW are working together.
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Oct 24, 2015 07:16pm
Has pakistan provided any REAL evidence against RAW like India had provided in 26/11 (voice recordings). If they have please someone give me links for it.
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Oct 24, 2015 07:22pm
@taimoor khan , Why are you so openly accepting the truth?
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Oct 24, 2015 07:27pm
And LeJ is marauding around freely in the country on top of that. Ban all of these non- state actors immediately.
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Oct 24, 2015 07:28pm
@Faisal RAW is feeding these terrorist for decades to do terrorist activities. But their days are counted now
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Oct 24, 2015 07:31pm
I understand that in Lucknow India, such attacks were taking place. It appears to have stopped. Best solution is keeping religion to ones homes. Impractical?
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Oct 24, 2015 07:35pm
The most gruesome and inhuman attack! This clearly calls for complete extermination of LeJ by full force of the army. We must kill the monster completely, leaving no trace of it to grow new tentacles from severed parts.
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Oct 24, 2015 07:37pm
ban ki moon in suddenly condemning such incidents in pakistan means LeJ has been targeted...its going down
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Oct 24, 2015 07:38pm
@Sohail . The best comment. I think, you deserve graduation. All good wishes for your graduation.
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Oct 24, 2015 07:40pm
@Sri the way TTP is equal to RAW.
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Oct 24, 2015 07:44pm
Unless Pakistanis gather courage to clean their country only blaming RAW is excuse so as to protect their own internal agencies
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Oct 24, 2015 07:45pm
your rulers feed you fairy tales ,and emotional believe blindly ,without raising questions about competence of your security agencies.They fail miserably in protecting you & blame on raw.
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Oct 24, 2015 07:51pm
Blame it on RAW and no questions asked. If India has RAW, Pakistan has ISI. Isn't it the duty of ISI to identify and weed out anti-national elements ? How many attacks since 2008 were foiled by ISI ?
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Oct 24, 2015 07:53pm
@Ramesh Nakhwa
Lej
Is India sponsored!
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Oct 24, 2015 07:54pm
This is the result of our policy. We still believe in GOOD Terrorisr and BAD Terrorist
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Oct 24, 2015 07:56pm
Innocents get killed in a cowardly terrorist attack. LeJ proudly accepts responsibility. Government immediately concludes RAW involvement. End result, cluelessness but satisfied Pakistani citizens. May departed souls rest in peace.
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Oct 24, 2015 08:06pm
Arrest LeJ leaders and dismantle their operations. Period!
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Oct 24, 2015 08:12pm
@taimoor khan , Did you want to say, "Final breath of dying Lej? "
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Oct 24, 2015 08:18pm
well that would be a fact that RAw funded LeJ and its about time to start operation is Punjab, let's see how PMLN and specially Rana Sana welcomes this.
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Oct 24, 2015 08:27pm
Other provinces must follow Punjab Government.Education is being focussed.Even girls in remote villages are gettin scholarships.Terrorism will die its own death.It is due to bad governance in Sind loss of precious lives.
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Oct 24, 2015 08:37pm
Corrupt politicians should be given huge penalties and should be given them a proper lesson how to protect civilians.
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Oct 24, 2015 08:43pm
@Zubaida Khan include Pak govt too?
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Oct 24, 2015 08:45pm
Indian RAW can't operate in Pakistan without Pakistani RAW(Rogue Animals Within).
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Oct 24, 2015 08:45pm
This is a complete failure of the Sindh Government, which has lost its credibility to run the affairs of the province. Due to its failure, Karachi is being looked after by the Rangers, whereas the interior of Sindh, is controlled by criminals and dacoits, and the people of Sindh, would welcome if the whole province is given to the Rangers to restore peace and tranquility in the whole province of Sindh. When the blast took place in Jacobabad, the dead and injured were brought to the Civil Hospital, but this district hospital was not fully prepared and equipped to treat the patients in emergency and ultimately the injured were transported to Larkana. All the Government machinery has totally collapsed in the province due to the corruption of PPP Government and the CM has to request the Pakistan Air Force to donate ambulances and open Shahbaz Airbase Hospital in Jacobabad to treat the patients.
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Oct 24, 2015 08:54pm
Strange thing, I find particularly with one Party and typical Investigations. Confession & Involvement in Perhaps all Crimes.Left, Right or Centre.
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Oct 24, 2015 08:55pm
Meanwhile in India....Shia Muslims celebrated Moharram with no issues
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Oct 24, 2015 09:02pm
@Faisal, "Last breaths of RAW"..."their days are counted now"... I have been reading these dialogues since last 2 years.
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Oct 24, 2015 09:05pm
They openly declared responsibility so that they can cash in the promised reward from their foreign sponsors.
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Oct 24, 2015 09:31pm
Shiv Sena, LET and LEJ are terror organizations and the sooner we get rid of them the better. They are like unguided missiles and can cause harm either way. The only solution is to disable and destroy them.
Blaming RAW and ISI are naive because you really do no need to do much to motivate these extremist organizations. The whole purpose of their existence is to create chaos and death.
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Oct 24, 2015 09:33pm
@Azhar a very stupid comment even in a small city there were around 150 jaloos imagine that in whole Pakistan and now the process has been completed with peace with one very sad incident whose investigation is being done very speedily........when its time we must give credit to LEA however they must do a little bit more so that not even one bad incident happens......overall due to military operations and other operations stability has increased very much
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Oct 24, 2015 09:37pm
@Jalbani Baloch
The some of Pakistani readers of Dawn blame Modi for all that is occurring in India . How about what is occurring in Pakistan why do not blame PML-N or Sharafji.
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Oct 24, 2015 09:45pm
@taimoor why not go after LEJ themselves and finish them.off..they are in your soil,you don't need to plead to any country to hand them over ..
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Oct 24, 2015 09:46pm
When you know the LeJ and LeT operatives what stops them lynching them at sight. Tit for tat.
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Oct 24, 2015 09:49pm
@Kumar - "...Good and prosperous Pakistan is what India wanted..."
That is the joke of the day!
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Oct 24, 2015 09:52pm
@pakistani now if you all want to believe these conspiracy theories please go on..but the truth is to stop these attacks at least start acknowledging the actual culprit...blaming RAW or India is of no use..if you want to.stop all this go behind the real.culprits..
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Oct 24, 2015 10:06pm
Oh for gods sake, if you know Lej is behind the attack, what are you waiting for?
Go get the suckers. Or are you so incompetent that you cant find them!!!
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Oct 24, 2015 10:22pm
what you are going to do about it?
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Oct 24, 2015 10:43pm
@NS shive sena even though aren't angels really ,bit hav never gone as far as blowing up people ..they are just a nuisance who keep making nooices..
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Oct 24, 2015 11:13pm
@Sohail LOL
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Oct 24, 2015 11:26pm
Minister, are you just going to shrug your shoulders and go home because its supposedly RAW???
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Oct 24, 2015 11:33pm
The CWCS Archdiocese of Pakistan strongly urges that every, Parliamentarian, Ministries, and local governments must secure the safety of its people. Stop immediately shifting the blame on others. It is a necessity for your peaceful lifestyle and the freedom of prayers, education, and Pakistan diverse religious communities.
Peace is a human civil rights issue, not a political problem.
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Oct 24, 2015 11:56pm
What a stupid statement
"the overall security situation of the province has improved as only two terrorist attacks occurred in the province during the year, the one earlier in Shikarpur and the one in Jacobabad"
coming from the person in charge !!!
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Oct 25, 2015 12:06am
Keep blaming RAW and ignore the real problem . seeds of hate grow into thorny trees. These thorns will hurt even to who planted and watered these seeds.
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Oct 25, 2015 12:33am
@shakil
Please elaborate about your "promised reward from foreign sponsors" comment!! Or did you just make that up?
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Oct 25, 2015 12:54am
@A. Ali - what a theory?
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Oct 25, 2015 01:16am
LeJ claiming responsibility does not absolve you of doing a terrible job of policing.
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Oct 25, 2015 01:42am
Some thing less than humans within us. When are we going to end this evil minded enemy.
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Oct 25, 2015 01:56am
@Bipul and that also within minutes.
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Oct 25, 2015 02:06am
They claimed responsibility for blast and you go get some balls to play with.
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Oct 25, 2015 05:09am
Who are lej now?? New groups are popping up out of nowhere
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Oct 25, 2015 05:11am
@sbk I think he meant to say: LeJ is taking its last breast.
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Oct 25, 2015 07:14am
What kind of banning this is? Just a hogwash. How can we believe they are banned when they are free to enroll and train evil minds like themselves to spread terrorism, at whim, where ever and when ever they like? They are not short of money to buy any ammunition they need. At this time they only lack planes but with the government so eager to let them flourish, that day does not seem to be too far.
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Oct 25, 2015 09:29am
Inna Lillahe WA Inna Ilaihe Rajeoon. Ameen.
Twenty-two innocent people lost their lives and a later report put it twenty-four. Also, reported that more than seventy thousand polic and Rangers were deputed for Ashura duty. Agreed that one cannot be too careful but at least we can be 'actively aware' of the looming threat. Salams
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Oct 25, 2015 09:49am
So case closed?
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Oct 25, 2015 10:41am
@Sohail You nailed it mate.
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Oct 25, 2015 10:43am
@taimoor khan Try to learn where to use "there" and "their"
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Oct 25, 2015 10:44am
@Zubaida Khan It's all in the mind ma'am. One becomes what one thinks. Simple
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Oct 25, 2015 11:14am
@Indian.English is not the mother tongue of Taimoor Khan nor of our countries,so please remain to the subject.We have to solve the terrorism and proxy war issues between the two countries and other issues including Kashmir. We are neighbours and will always remain good neighbours and I am a Pakistani and I don't hate Indians.
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