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Dark Knight of Multan

Zeno October 28, 2004

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#5 Posted by Siddiqua on October 29, 2004 3:57:01 pm
#1 Kaurasach

Yes.

In Pakistan there ARE those who buy fallacies. The tragedy is that they are in tens, perhaps hundreds of millions.

One such fallacy is the concept of ``Shahadat``as it has been touted to the Pakistani public over almost six decades now.

It started with the mayhem prior to and during partition. It received higher sanctification with the assassination of Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan - ``shaheed-e-millat``! Over the years, the concept has been often repackaged and resold again and again.

The credit for true prostitution of the concept and the word ``shaheed`` goes to the spin doctors of the Zia army usurpation. Mercenaries and befuddled fools who were enticed into the United States` proxy war in Afghanistan were classed as ``shaheed`` if they happened to come in the way of a bullet or some such. So were those who were sent into Kashmir in later years. So were the Taliban fighters killing other ``mujahideen`` and so were those other ``mujahideen`` who died of Taliban bullets. So are the many Maulanas of different denominations, varieties, shades and hues who have been murdered since Zia started Islamizing the Islamic Republic of Pakistan aka Mumlikat-e-Khudadad. And yes, lastly, and most lamentable, the many thousands of common folk killed in sectarian terrorism, another gift of the Zia era.

An air force plane crashed due to some technical fault or pilot error, killing all on board including the sitting Chief of Air Staff. You guessed it -- all ``shaheed``!

To heap insult upon injury, there are people who use the sobriquet ``shaheed`` for General Mohammad Zia ul Haq too.

Yes, there are people in Pakistan who buy fallacies . . .



Fa`aatebaru yaa ul al absaar!




Siddiqua Haqnawaa
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#4 Posted by teshah on October 29, 2004 3:57:01 pm
``Buttmian recognizes the hypocrisy in having killers like Masood Azhar being guests of a state that claims to be combating terrorism.``

But, dear Butt, why to state the obvious. Hypocricy is our hallmark indeed. The most wretched people in the eyeis of the world are the Pakies who call themselves `Fazandane Touheed`, i.e., `The Sons of God-head`. Every Buttmian is `Kafir` and `wajibulqatl` in this Pakland. We are a hopeless nation. I wonder why God is tolerating us.

In any case it is a good attempt at awakening our `ehsaase ziaaN`.
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#3 Posted by temporal on October 29, 2004 11:28:15 am
zia:

nice piece of faction

rgds

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#2 Posted by syke on October 29, 2004 7:17:08 am
I think ButtMian...watched to much Robin Hood as a child.....
Hey.. aslong as he dont kill or rob from the poor...Attaboy!!
Enjoyed the article...but do you really think we dont already know the meaning of terror...
where do you think we live ...in ButtLand????
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#1 Posted by kaurasach on October 28, 2004 2:07:33 pm
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