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Deaths Mount in Islamabad Blast as Suicide Bombers Target Lawyers Rally in Pakistan Capital

Posted on July 17, 2007
Filed Under >Adil Najam, Law & Justice, Society
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  1. faraz says:
    July 18th, 2007 10:39 am

    According to recent intelligence report by 16 USA intelligence agencies, the mothership of OBL lies in tribal areas.

    Sometimes I think Bush as Emperor of star wars. We will see if Mush is going to become his “Darth Vader”.

  2. faraz says:
    July 18th, 2007 10:36 am

    Mustafa
    “The only way is to level such pockets of extremist with fighter jets. Just carpet the whole thing.”

    Thats going to happen sooner or later. It will be done by not PFA but by yankees. I was lstening NPR this morning and every inteliigence analyst was saying that we should have invaded tribal area of Pakistan instead of Iraq and we need to neutrilize the threat ASAP. I think recenct $750 million package for tribal areas by Bush will be used as compensation of wounds. Yankees will now rebuild;) tribal areas. If Mush is not accepting the job, he will be replaced by BB and she will work hard for Yankees trust.

  3. Mustafa says:
    July 18th, 2007 10:01 am
  4. Akif Nizam says:
    July 18th, 2007 9:22 am

    …..17 more soldiers killed today. Pakistan is going the way of Iraq. This has nothing to do with Pakistani politics. This is the result of ordinary Pakistanis supporting all sorts of terrorist causes all over the world. Now we are getting a taste of that. I certainly hope this blows over quickly; if not, emergency is only a matter of time. And no, this is not Musharraf’s conspiracy to grab power. In case some didn’t notice, he already has the power.

  5. Mustafa says:
    July 18th, 2007 8:38 am

    The only way is to level such pockets of extremist with fighter jets. Just carpet the whole thing.

  6. Umar says:
    July 18th, 2007 8:07 am

    There is a link to the New Yorker article in one of the posts above… it was also suggested at chapatimystery.com … Jugnu Mohsin, who is Najam Sethi’s wife, is of the opinion that the lawyers’ movement may well topple Musharraf, but the civilian administration we get in the bargain may be even more unable to “put the genie back in the bottle” as she says… the reason is that if Musharraf as army chief isn’t able to get things done, an army hostile to the civilian PM and with an axe to grind against it, might be even worse… Najam Sethi has expressed the same sentiments in the editorials in Daily Times… food for thought? I’d say yes… without the PPP’s active participation, and with the MMA’s presence in both the CJP movement and the new alliance created in London, Musharraf may go but what we may get in the bargain would be a situation where the mullahs have at least increased their influence… I’m not saying Musharraf should stay, but without a realignment of the political forces, i.e. getting rid of the MMA and somehow bringing the PPP on board, it isn’t as appealing is it?

    The other interesting part of the New Yorker article is how it contrasted today’s Pakistan with pre-revolution Iran… I got the exact same feeling a few weeks ago when I was reading “the Mantle of the Prophet” by Roy Mottahadeh, a book about recent Iranian history… the part about Iran in the 70’s seemed eerily familiar…

  7. Nihari says:
    July 18th, 2007 6:27 am

    Anyone know why they attacked the Lawyer’s rally? Was this a way of getting at Benazir for her support of the Lal Masjid attack? Could this be an inside job? I shudder to think, but can’t say for sure. We all hope and pray that these trends don’t portend something more sinister and lead to a perennial civil war that could devastate all our lives.

  8. Stranger says:
    July 18th, 2007 6:18 am

    “Stranger,,,,,,,,suicidal bombings are provoked by some extreme unhappiness of the doers over some governmental policies against them or their interest.”

    How do you know this? And how do you know their unhappiness is legitimate? Are you affiliated with any of these suicide bomber groups or has any suicide bomber confide in you?

    But taking your statement on face value…. So anyone group who is not happy with anything can start suicide bombing and the rest will have to succumb to their demands? Why does this sound sane to you I don’t know. Since when has this been legitimate in either religious or secular ways? And what about all those innocent who died as a result? This is simply criminal. Period.

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