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.
I totally support Neena’s views. Adding more to that I would like mention that more than 60% of our population is uneducated. Majority of our people can not even think of getting medical treatment. How many people get justice in our country. There are so many other issues to pay attention to. Dealing with those issues should be our priorities. What do you make of it that Lal Masjid students were busy in raiding some house while some poor men died because they could not get medical treatment on time? Have you guys ever considered building decent accommodation for people of “Kachhee Basttee” in Islamabad? We have EGO problem. I am THIS and I am THAT. I know everything about Islam and everything should be the way I want. I am always right.
who has given the authority to the Lal masjid extremists for improving the morals of people of Pakistan? What is the reason for the Government’s inaction and passiveness? Is Kidnapping of foreigners a very moral activity? Can a group of extremists decide what is moral and immoral for the society and for individuals and even for non-muslims?
The above indicates the state of poor affairs of management of our affairs in Pakistan at present with no optimism emanating from any quarter.
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a/c to BbC, those chinese have been freed. BTW chinese were not kidnapped first time. So many time they have been kidnapped in interior sind and Gawadar so don’t worry about china-pak relationship :>
one feels , why are these people obbsessed with women,
you wana say that others don’t obsessed with women>
brothels, prostitution and related offences ?
at one side you say “offences” and then you ask why are they after all these things? i think you are confused yourself or you wana say that you are ready to allow mentioned things next to your home?
@kron: do ask your friend to tell yuo the address so that you can publish here as it would be helpful for liberals and seculars who live in ISB :-)
A very appropriate header image for today’s post: Maula Jat. That is what this latest criminal act from a bunch of students is all about. They are basically trying to tell the country that this nation only listens to danda. So whoever has danda (army or a mob of students), they get the say. WIll we stand up against this?…
What surprises me is AAJ TV’s report that students from Beaconhouse school were also involved in this tamaashaa. One would have thought they were taught better to not take law in their own hands. But may be not.