Darwaish
In another dramatic development last night, dozens of armed Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa students stormed into a Chinese Beauty Parlor (massage centere) and kidnapped 9 people including 6 women and 3 men. All people are apparently of Chinese nationality. The incident occurred late Friday night.
According to Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa students, a brothel was being run under the name of massage centre and they have held Chinese men and women hostage for ‘Islah’.
I was watching Geo News just a few minutes ago and Chinese Government has strongly condemned this incident and demanded an appropriate action. Daily Times reports:
Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa students raided a Chinese massage centre in Sector F-8/3 and took hostage five Chinese nationals, including three women and two men, on late Saturday night in Islamabad, Geo television reported. According to the channel, two vehicles full of armed seminary students raided the massage centre, abducted the staff and brought them to the mosque. Geo reported Jamia Hafsa administration as alleging that a brothel was being run under the garb the massage centre. The Lal Masjid clerics could not be contacted as they had switched off their mobile phones. Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) officials reached the seminary and were trying to secure the release of the abducted Chinese through dialogue, it reported. Earlier, the students had abducted an alleged brothel owner and released her after a couple of days. They had also abducted and later released two police personnel.
This is another very serious act after holding policemen hostage for several weeks. I am really worried about this new trend of kidnappings. This is becoming ‘I don’t like you so I am going to kidnap you, beat the hell out of you and fix you (Islah)’. I wonder what is next? If government tries to settle this matter by force, the results could be a bloody clash and loss of life. Surely, this time a serious action will be taken.
I agree with the argument that brothels exist everywhere in today’s Pakistan. But is this the right way to do Islah? If our security and law enforcing agencies do their job properly, such incidents can never happen. Just blaming students of Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa is no good. The failure and inability of State of Pakistan to act when most needed, is equally responsible for this embarrassing situation and making us all look like a nation of extremists (both ends), illiterate ignorants and a bunch of fools.
What is Government of Pakistan is going to do? Why can’t we have a permanent solution to this embarrassment? Tough question.
@Ibrahim.
wonderful part of hadith.
Karachi needs more gutters than fancy fountains…
Yet another drama orchestrated by Gen Musharraf to deflect attention away from the political crisis related to the suspension of the CJP. There is no way that something like this could happen without the connivance of the ISI.
From Dawn, June 24, 2007.
“Interestingly, Religious Affairs Minister Ijazul Haq said in a press conference that Chaudhry Shujaat and other important personalities used to visit the health clinic for medical aid.”
Funny :)
Sorry for the spam, but for those who are interested, AAj is playing a recorded version of CJP’s address in Multan right now, 1:43pm (eastern time)
Catch it on Aaj TV channel on jumptv.com.
Under the present circumstances we can maybe concede that Jamia hafsa might have a point , however widening the circle does not justify the action. How can we condone or justify action by a group at their own behest and becoming the judge and the jury and the executioner ? Isnt that what anarchy is ? Plus who is going evaluate the correctness of their interpretation, the applicability of their judgement and the unbiased tinge of their action ? If we consider the extreme polarization in the society all three are likely to be faulty. Inthat case what will be the residual effect ? Infact all these actions and vigilante policies are not needed if we have supremacy of law in Pakistan and justice available to all.