Dozens martyred in Majlis-e-Aza explosion in Pakistan, TNFJ condemns

By: Salman Alvi

BHAKKAR, Pakistan: Dozens of women and children have been martyred and many others wounded in a powerful bomb explosion on Thursday night at Imambaragah Qadeemi in Bhakkar on the first day of 2-day annual Majlis-e-Aza.

The explosion, which occurred at 11:30 PM in ladies section at Imambargah, created harass and fear in the city.

Volunteers of Mukhtar Force were busy in relief activities. Non-co-operation and laziness was displayed by the local administration, which could not even provide ambulance to carry the corpses and wounded to the hospitals. Volunteers of Mukhtar Force and Mukhtar Students Organization helped in bringing the wounded to hospitals. Nearly 18 corpses have been brought to the hospital. District president TNFJ Bhakkar Mureed Baqir Khan, General secretary Zaheer Abbas Zaidi and district Commander Mukhtar Force Agha Ali Akbar were supervising the relief work. Dozens of corpses are being scattered on hillocks and wounded are crying with pain. Exact figure of martyrs will be confirmed till morning.

In a statement issued here, district president TNFJ Bhakkar Mureed Baqir Khan strongly condemned the explosion in the congregation of Majlis-e-Aza. He said: "we are waiting for the strategy of Quaid-e-Millat-e-Jafariya Pakistan Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi about this regretful incident, whose representative delegation has left for Bhakkar."

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Moosavi: International Taghoot's Anti-oppressed designs actually against Islam

By: Salman Alvi

RAWALPINDI, April 25: Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi, chief of the Tehreek Nafaz Fiqh-e-Jafariya, Pakistan has said that expansionist designs of Zionists and Hindus were posing danger to the whole world of humanity. He stated this while talking to a representative delegation of Tulaba-e-Islamia Kashmir here on Thursday. He said after the September 11 Washington incident, Hindus increased their oppressive activities in the Held Kashmir getting American pat on their back and then they tried to involve Pakistan in the garb of attack on Indian Assembly building in New Delhi and Kolkatta incident and when they failed in their designs they sponsored anti-Muslim riots in India in which thousands of Muslims were massacred, villages razed to ground, and wave of terror and harassment was spread within all minorities living in India. On the other hand, he said Zionists made the life of Palestinians difficult, bulldozed whole cities and villages using bulldozers and tanks and massacred Palestinians unabated. The United Nations presented Resolution No. 1405 and desires to get it implemented.

Agha Moosavi said the situation has reached to the extent that now Zionists were eyeing on the Arab World, therefore, Saudi Arabia sensing their evil designs has started preparing their armed forces. He said the style of massacre of Palestine and Muslims in Israel and India, is of similar nature and the oppressive activities are being carried out by Vajpayee and Sharon with the full backing of President Bush. That is why, he said any effort made to stop this massacre was not allowed to succeed, which indicates that even Washington incident was also the work of the Taghooti forces themselves so as to find an excuse to interfere in the Muslim and oppressed States and give an open hand to Zionists and Hindus to crush Palestinians and Kashmiris. He said the designs of international Taghoot against the oppressed nations are actually against Islam and the oppressed nations, which are being fulfilled in the Middle East through Zionists, and in South Asia through Hindus. He said they have already termed Iran, Iraq and South Korea as "axis of evil" with the only objective to separate one Maslak from the other, and one State from the other because they consider oppressed and Muslim people a biggest threat for them.

The TNFJ chief said continued massacre of Palestinians, Kashmiris and minorities is tragic and sorrowful. He said as Islam preaches peace and tranquillity and is against all types of terrorism, supports the oppressed and have-nots, therefore, the Muslim rulers were under the obligation to activate the OIC, summon its emergent session, get the massacre of oppressed Muslims stopped, and design a joint strategy in resolving the Kashmir and Palestine issues considering the same as issues faced by the whole world of humanity. He said the Pakistan Government should also play an important role in this regard. He said Pakistan, by the grace of God, is a nuclear power and its ideology is based on Islam thus she enjoys the right to lead the whole Muslim Ummah but we will have to come out of the shackle of international Taghoot and her agents before doing all this. For this purpose, he will have to consider attack of any Maslak, country, oppressed and have-not as an attack on the whole humanity because at present the whole world was eyeing on Pakistan.

The Quaid-i-Millat Jafariya, Pakistan, Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi said we would get nothing from America, and the Commonwealth has already sidelined us, European Union do not consider us good, we fell victim to Indian aggression many a time, and now India is increasing her capability as a step of which she has signed an agreement with America to get radars, she had deployed her troops on our borders awhile we are busy in Referendum. He stressed the need to ensure restoration of peace from within so as to break the enemy siege and thwart all her conspiracies.

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Sacrifices of Imam Hussein (A.S.) enlightened the Shariat: Allama Agha Ali Hussain

By: Riaz Kazmi

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: Majalis and Matmi processions are being organised in memory of Shaheedan-e-Karbala who presented unmatched and exemplary sacrifices for the supremacy of Islam. Allama Agha Ali Hussain Najafi, Chairman Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Azadari Pakistan while addressing an annual Majlis-e-Aza at the residence of Raja Altaf Haider at Pandora here on Wednesday said, Hussain ibne Ali (A.S.) is the great leader and representative of Deen-e-Illahi who refused Ba'iat to a liar like Yazid and preferred to offer martyrdom while in Sajdah. He said the sacrifices rendered by Imam Aali Muqaam (A.S.) and his companions (R.A.) not only enlightened the Shariat but also preached an active lesson to the independence loving people not to compromise with oppression but to bear all types of brutalities and problems by remaining on the right path rooting out the evil forever.

Agha Ali Hussain Nafaji made it clear that Ayyam-e-Aza are spread over 1st Muharram to 8th Rabiul Awwal and are commensurate with Imam-e-Mazloom (A.S.). Terming the decision of the Quaid-i-Millat Jafariya, Pakistan, Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi not to participate in Presidential Referendum owing to Ayyam-e-Aza as expression of feelings of the whole Millat-e-Jafariya Pakistan, he said we participate in Azadari programmes in these days, therefore, they should have fixed a date after the Ayyam-e-Aza for political matters. He said the Quaid-i-Millat Jafariya, Agha Moosavi has always given a honourable policy to the nation on which the whole nation is thankful to him. He also presented "Masaib" of Shahadat-e-Masooma Sakina binte Hussain (S.A.).

Addressing the Majlis, Khateeb Fateh-e-Farat said the name and "Na'ara" of Ali (A.S.) is our recognition and a practice of our armed forces. He said the echo of "Na'ara-e-Haideri" at the Line of Control and at our defensive trenches shatters the hearts of our perpetual enemy while the "Nishan-e-Haider" is the biggest honour for bravery given in our armed forces. He said restriction on "Na'ara-e-Risalat" and "Na'ara-e-Haideri" in the "Meet the People" public meetings of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf is regretful. He advised the President to come out from the influence of such people who are behind this practice of keeping him away from the Mashaheer-e-Islam. He said Ali (A.S.) is the Mushkil-Kusha of whole universe, whoever called Ali (A.S.) for help he was brought out of the mess by him.

Syed Riaz Hussain Shah Rattowal, poet Shaukat Raza Shaukat, Allama Basharat Hussain Imami and Zakir Zulfiqar Hussain Shah Khairi Moorti also addressed the Majlis. Alam Ghazi Hazrat Abbas (A.S.) was brought out after the Majlis. Matmi Dasta Sakhi Shah Nazar Deewan Badshah Syed Kasran, Markazi Matmi Dasta Rawalpindi, Matmi Dasta Farogh-e-Azadari, Matmi Dasta Shah Chan Chiragh and other Matmi organisations took part in Noha-Khwani and Matamdari.

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Majlis-e-Hazrat Sakina (AS) to held in Islamabad

By: Special reporter

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: A Majlis-e-Aza in connection with the martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Sakina Bintul Hussain (AS) is scheduled to be held under the arrangements of Dukhtaraan-e-Islam on Safar 13, Saturday at Jamia tul Murtaza, Islamabad.

Majlis-e-Aza, which will begin at 10:30AM, will be addressed by Mohtarmah Mrs. Zaki Haider and other prominent speakers.

After Majlis-e-Aza, Taboot of Hazrat Sakina (AS) will be taken out and matam will be performed.

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