jbg Posted February 17, 2013 Report Posted February 17, 2013 (edited) Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a Sunni Muslim organization, is hard at work trying to build a better Pakistan, better Islam and better world for all. Today, they battled rival Shi'ite forces at a vegetable stand, eliminating countless infidels. Story, link, excerpts below. Hudson Jones, I'm sure you know how to trace this to Israel. ISLAMABAD — Police in Pakistan say an apparent suicide bomb blast has killed at least 65 people and wounded nearly 200 in the southwestern city Quetta. Most of the victims are minority Shi'ite Muslims. ******************** The city police chief, Mir Zubair Mehmood, tells VOA the powerful bomb ripped through a crowded vegetable and fruit market in a part of Quetta dominated by Shi'ite Muslims, locally known as the Hazara community. “It was a water bowser [mobile water tank], which was towed behind a tractor, and that water bowser was loaded with the explosive material," Mehmood explained. "We estimate around 800 kilograms of explosive material was loaded in there. We can’t say definitely, but it appears it was a suicide attack and at that point in time there were a lot of people shopping.” The police chief says the explosion caused the collapse of a two-story commercial building in the market, leaving many victims buried under the rubble. A banned Sunni militant organization, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, has claimed responsibility for Saturday’s bombing. A leader of the ethnic Hazara community, Abdul Khaliq Hazara, tells VOA repeated attacks are meant to drag them into a sectarian conflict in Quetta and force them to leave the city. **************** Edited February 17, 2013 by jbg Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
Guest American Woman Posted February 17, 2013 Report Posted February 17, 2013 The death toll is now up to 81, with many more wounded. I can't understand how people could drive a bomb in on a tractor and put it in a water tower without drawing attention from authorities. I'm wondering why you are portraying this as "Pakistan," though, when it's Lashkar-e-Jhangvi - a militant group banned by the Pakistan government. It sounds as if the Shiite Muslims believe the government isn't doing enough to protect them, though. It also sounds as if some believe that there's a faction within the government that is more or less protecting the group - ie: allowing them to exist/operate. Quote
Guest Posted February 17, 2013 Report Posted February 17, 2013 It was a mobile water tank towed behind a tractor. I think there are many in the Pakistani government who share loyalties to other groups. Many are Taliban supporters. I don't think I'd even heard of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. Quote
Guest American Woman Posted February 17, 2013 Report Posted February 17, 2013 It was a mobile water tank towed behind a tractor. Wouldn't that draw even more attention? I can guarantee that it would where I live. I think there are many in the Pakistani government who share loyalties to other groups. Many are Taliban supporters. I don't think I'd even heard of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. They have ties to al Qaeda. Quote
Guest Posted February 17, 2013 Report Posted February 17, 2013 Wouldn't that draw even more attention? I can guarantee that it would where I live. I wouldn't know for sure, but I imagine that, in Pakistan, water bowsers are common. There might be no other source of fresh water at that market. Quote
Guest American Woman Posted February 17, 2013 Report Posted February 17, 2013 I wouldn't know for sure, but I imagine that, in Pakistan, water bowsers are common. There might be no other source of fresh water at that market. That's true. I was picturing something more permanent in my mind. Quote
jbg Posted February 17, 2013 Author Report Posted February 17, 2013 I'm wondering why you are portraying this as "Pakistan," though, when it's Lashkar-e-Jhangvi - a militant group banned by the Pakistan government. It sounds as if the Shiite Muslims believe the government isn't doing enough to protect them, though. It also sounds as if some believe that there's a faction within the government that is more or less protecting the group - ie: allowing them to exist/operate. One of the problems I have is the concept of countries like Pakistan being "independent." They have little control of their territories and most if not all revenues are international handouts. And what little private activity that generates money is slave labor used by multinational corporations. Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
Chris+ Posted March 8, 2013 Report Posted March 8, 2013 Pakistan is going to have to be broken back up sooner then later. The Saudi sponsored terrorism against Pakistani minorities is getting out of hand. Quote
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