Adil Najam
The cowardly suicide attack on the Danish Embassy in Islamabad which has led at least eight people dead is not just an attack on a foreign embassy in Pakistan, it is an attack on Pakistan.
There is and there can be no excuse for this dastardly action, and to make excuses is to become part of the apparatus of validating the terror itself. There are those who will make misplaced claims about this being an act of ghairat (honor). Let us be very clear, this is a bay-ghairat (dishonorable) act, no matter what the concocted excuse or justification might be.
The Associated Press pictures above (and below) tell the story of hate and destruction; here are the details, from The News:
The death toll in a huge blast near Danish embassy in F-6 II area in the Red Zone of the federal capital Islamabad on Monday has reached to eight, while seven wounded said to be in a critical condition. The car blast near the Denmark embassy damaged a boundary wall of the building, while nearby UNDP office premises were also damaged in the blast. According to sources 10 to 15 kilogram explosives were used in the blast, which also shattered the vehicles parked in the area. Huge clouds of smoke were seen over the area. The blast created four feet deep crater sources said. Police have cordoned off the area to collect evidence about the incident. Relief operations were underway and the wounded being transferred to hospitals.
While leaders in Pakistan as well as Denmark have condemned the dastardly act, we the people of Pakistan also need to condemn and be outraged at this. These acts of venom and hate are being done in our name. And no matter what the cause we need to stand up and say that this cannot, must not, be allowed to happen in our name.
This is just the latest in a string of hate blasts across Pakistan, including in Islamabad. We at ATP have been worried and have been warning against this culture of violence that has been festering in Pakistan. ATP commentator Deeda-i-Beena has provided some thoughtful ideas of steps that can be taken to begin addressing this cancer. It is time we think of them seriously.
Bombing the embassy is counter productive and not an act that can be condoned in any way. A better way is boycotting Danish Goods. It is a vow that I have taken. Never to buy LEGO brand or anything that is made in Denmark. An email campaign is on to ask all Muslims to boycott Danish Goods Lets do it and refrain from acts like bombings
Al-Qaida has apparently accepted responsibility for the Denmark embassy attack. They have blamed Denmark of not apologising for the cartoons. They have not explained however what they blame the innocent Pakistanis who have died of?
@ Rafay Kashmiri…
just read your earlier post on this topic…
and of course..condeming senseless slaughter of innocent Pakistani’s by the Mullah’s hand is Islam Bashing….!!!!
pathetic….my mind staggers with the Banality of the statement…
All I’ll say is that your no Edward Said…
@ Kabir Das…
you say that over the last year you have been writing extensively on this subject….
I would assume that you have not gained much enlightenment about this subject im afraid and have not acquired moral clarity…
fortunately…my moral clarity on such issues is not a function of the behaviour of the US…I dont draw my moral compass from them…
I do it from my own Deen…something that would serve you well too…
The issue is not complicated….that is an excuse for people who are trying to justify slaughter of Pakistani’s and that is deplorable and pathetic…
also, the long winded story about the person who was going to fight for sharia…Id like to ask him…which version of sharia is he going to go for? that in itself is a debate and a half…
I would advise you to have the moral clarity to call evil as evil and not hold your punches as the perpetrator is sporting an unkempt beard and hasnt bathed for the last week…
Adnan Siddiqui…
How many times do I have to keep calling you out on outright Lies and yet more Lies….
No one has promised me a Green card and neither have I ever desired one…so either you aknowledge that what you said in your earlier post was just blabbering generality meaning nothing..or another Lie….
My earlier post is with you as well….and the questions as always posed to those with more facial hair than me (as that is your ilk’s only criterea for faith) are also there….
if you have the intellectual capacity to answer any of those questions…Id literally jump out of my sofa as over the last year you have yet to answer one….
May Allah forgive you for justifying the murder of Innocent Muslims and Pakistani’s over and over over …..
(Moderator: These questions need to be asked of people who justify the slaughter of people like myself and I presume you..I would advise you to have the guts to allow this post!)