Special Dispatch No. 4658
Pakistani Cleric Calls for Jihad and Fight against America at Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) Rally; After $10 Million Bounty, DPC Chief and Terror Mastermind Hafiz Muhammad Saeed Vows to Stop Movement of NATO Supplies through Pakistan
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Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Muhammad Saeed (in the middle) addresses an emergency conference of Difa-e-Pakistan Council after the U.S. announced a bounty of $10 million for information leading to his arrest
Below are excerpts from an interview with Professor Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the founder of Pakistani jihadist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), who is the Emir of its charity arm Jamaatud Dawa (JuD). Both the LeT and JuD also work as Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF). The interview was given after the U.S. announced a bounty of $10 million for information leading to his arrest or capture. Saeed currently leads the Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC, or Defense of Pakistan Council), a coalition of 40 banned religious militant groups.
In the interview, Hafiz Saeed, who is accused by India of masterminding the November 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, reiterated that the DPC workers will work peacefully to stop the passage of NATO supplies through Pakistani territory.
Below are also excerpts from a speech delivered by renowned Pakistani cleric Maulana Ibtisam Zaheer at the December 18, 2011 DPC rally in Lahore. Vowing to work for the establishment of an Islamic caliphate in Pakistan, Zaheer declared: "Are you ready for a fight with America? Are you ready for a collision with America? And are you ready to see eye-to-eye [i.e. confront] with America? And I will tell you one thing… that the defense of Pakistan's geographical boundaries is vital, but Pakistan's ideological boundaries will also be defended. And this will be done through [the implementation] of Khilafat-e-Rashida [the rule of the Righteous Caliphs of Islam]…"
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Special Dispatch No. 4657
Jihadist Commander Syed Salahuddin Calls for Gilgit Baltistan to Be Part of Kashmir and Vows Jihad against India; Indian Intelligence Fears Terror Groups Planning to Strike in Kashmir
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Syed Salahuddin, the Pakistan-based Chairman of Muttahida Jihad Council (MJC), recently called for incorporating Pakistani-controlled regions to be part of a unified Jammu & Kashmir state on the pre-1947 borders. Before independence in 1947, Salahuddin notes, Gilgit Baltistan and Balakot district, both in Pakistani control now, were parts of Jammu & Kashmir. The Muttahida Jihad Council is a network of jihadist groups in Pakistan headed by Syed Salahuddin who has fought a long battle against India in Kashmir valley.
The Jammu & Kashmir state has been divided between Pakistan and India by a Line of Control (LoC) over the past six decades. Salahuddin's demand may be arising from media reports that the Pakistani government is planning to hand over Gilgit Baltistan, which was part of Jammu & Kashmir before 1947, to China on a long-term lease. Asked if Pakistan will leave Gilgit Baltistan and Balakot, Salahuddin said: "It will have to honor the decision of Kashmiris [presumably in a plebiscite]."
His interview comes amid profound changes taking place in the Kashmir region. The militancy against India in Jammu & Kashmir has declined significantly. However, Indian intelligence agencies warn that the failure of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen, which is headed by Syed Salahuddin, to mount major attacks in the summer of 2011 in Kashmir valley, has led them to join hands this year. Indian intelligence recently warned: "Thus, the militant outfits have already started preparing a blueprint to hit back with a vengeance this time around [in the summer of 2012]…"
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Special Dispatch No. 4656
Images of an Upsurge in Ethnic/Linguistic Violence in Karachi
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Following are images of violence in Karachi, the economic capital of Pakistan, where scores of people have been killed in recent weeks in recurring ethnic/linguistic violence in which all political parties have been involved. The major parties include the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Awami National Party (ANP), and Pakistan People's Party (PPP).
Supporters of these parties are accused of killing rival political activists in targeted killings, leading to a cycle of reprisal arson attacks and looting. The MQM represents Urdu-speaking immigrants who came from India, the ANP represents Pashtun migrants from the Pakistani tribal region, and the ruling PPP has its main support base in Sindh province, of which Karachi is the capital.
A bus set afire during a day of mourning called by the Muttahida Qaumi Party (image courtesy:Roznama Ummat, March 28, 2012)
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