Evening NEWS DIGEST
15 Aug. 2016: 10 Dzulqa'dah 37: Vol:7, No:138
By raising Balochistan, PM
is ruining India’s PoK claim: Congress
New Delhi: Congress on
Monday launched a scathing attack on PM Narendra Modi, accusing him of “ruining”
India’s case on PoK by raking up the issue of Balochistan in his Independence
Day address.“PoK is our right. Our entitlement. We will support it. But by
bringing in Balochistan, you are ruining our case... We are going to ruin our
own case on PoK,” Congress leader and ex-External Affairs Minister Salman
Khurshid said.This would give an “additional handle” to Pakistan to target
India as “we don’t speak about atrocities in neighbouring countries”, he told
reporters at Congress HQRS here. Disapproving “wild pronouncements about
Balochistan”, he said the govt should ensure that its borders are secured and
people are safe. “I do not know who advised the PM for raising Balochistan...
It will dilute our claim on PoK. It will give additional handle... to interfere
in our internal affairs.” Suggesting that Modi should learn from ex-PM Atal
Bihari Vajpayee on foreign policy, he said, “Balochistan is a different kettle
altogether.We have no business (there).” Khurshid said the address of Modi was
not like a PM addressing the nation on a
national day but as a politician during an election campaign. In his address on
the occasion of 70th Independence Day, Modi talked about the situation in PoK,
Gilgit and Balochistan and said people from there have thanked him for raising
their issues.PTI
Modi’s remarks on
Balochistan proves Pak contention that India “fomenting terrorism” in province
: Sartaj Aziz
Islamabad:Responding to PM Narendra Modi’s reference to Balochistan in
his Independence Day speech, Pakistan on Sunday claimed that this proved its
contention that India has been allegedly “fomenting terrorism” in the province.
Pakistan also asserted that the situation in Balochistan cannot be equated with
Kashmir.Pakistan PM ’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, while responding
to Modi’s Independence Day speech, said the PM was only trying to divert world
attention from the “grim tragedy” that has been unfolding in Kashmir over the
past 5 weeks.The reference to Balochistan, which is an integral part of
Pakistan, “only proves Pakistan’s contention that India, through its main
intelligence agency RAW, has been fomenting terrorism in Balochistan”, Aziz was
quoted as saying by a Foreign Office statement.Aziz claimed that India’s
involvement was confirmed by the public confession of “RAW’s active service
Naval Officer” Kulbhushan Jadhav, who was arrested in March this year from
Balochistan.Thousands of unarmed youth are protesting every day for their right
of self determination in Kashmir, where more than 70 innocent Kashmiris have
been killed and more than 6,000 injured, while there is constant curfew and
complete media blackout for the past 37 days, Aziz claimed.“These events have
nothing to do with terrorism. It is an indigenous movement for self
determination, a right promised to the Kashmiris by the UN Security Council,”
he said.He claimed that at this time, the contrast between Kashmir and PoK
could not be more stark.Aziz said India is a large country, “in fact the second
largest in the world and this must be acknowledged, but a large country does
not automatically become a great country, specially when it unleashes such
brute force against innocent citizens to suppress their right to protest or
when it deliberately uses pallet guns to permanently destroy the eyesight of
over 100 youth.”He said India should recognise that the core issue of Kashmir
cannot be resolved by bullets and needed a political solution, through serious
negotiations between India and Pakistan.PTI
People of
Balochistan,Gilgit, PoK thanked me a lot , I am grateful to them: PM Modi's
Independence Day speech
New Delhi: In his
Independence Day speech on Monday, PM Narendra Modi today lauded India's
humanity and said even the Baloch people in Pakistan have thanked him for his
firm stand against terror and for highlighting attacks against them by people
within Pakistan.PM also said that when children in Pakistan's Peshawar died in
a 2014 terror attack, Indians cried. Modi also slammed Pakistan today, without
naming it, by saying it should look into its own backyard before interfering in
other countries' business."People of Balochistan,Gilgit and PoK have thanked me a lot in past few days, I am
grateful to them," Modi said on Monday in his Indepedene day speech.PM was
referring to his speech from two days ago when Modi had said "the time has
come when Pakistan shall have to answer to the world for the atrocities
committed by it against people in Baluchistan and PoK".TOI
PM Modi sends strong
message to Pakistan, thanks people of Balochistan
CJI disappointed with PM
Modi for skipping issues of judiciary in I-Day speech
Baloch dissidents reactions
on Modi’s comments: HT
PM Narendra Modi’s remarks
on Pakistan being made to answer for atrocities in Balochistan have been
welcomed by a section of dissident Baloch leaders, including Europe-based
Brahumdagh Khan Bugti. Bugti, grandson of Baloch leader Akbar Bugti, who was
killed in a 2006 military operation, said Modi’s comments were “very
encouraging”. “Pakistan demands self-determination and self-rule of Kashmiris
and at the same time, they are crushing the same demands of Baloch people by
force. This not only exposes the double standards of Pakistan but also their
evil designs to disrupt the peace and stability in the region,” Bugti said on
Facebook. Naila Baloch and Baloch National Movement (UK) spokesman Hammal
Haider Baloch have also thanked Modi. However, Balochistan CM Sanaullah Zehri
rebuffed Indian PM statement. ht
Baloch leader raises 'Jai
Hind' slogan, thanks PM Modi for highlighting Balochistan issue: Zee news
Pakistan invites
self-exiled Balochistan leaders for talks
New Delhi: Days after PM Narendra
Modi spoke about Balochistan and PoK, Pakistan has invited self-exiled Baloch
leaders for talks while stating that dialogue is the only way to find a
solution to all issues. Balochistan CM Nawab Sanaullah Zehri and commander of
southern command Lieutenant General Aamir Riaz said that they would welcome
Baloch leaders' return to the country, Dawn reported. The invite was extended
at the national flag-hoisting ceremony at the Quaid-i-Azam Residency in
Balochistan, on the occasion of the 70th Independence Day celebrations of
Pakistan. Zehri also invited the self-exiled Baloch leaders to come back to
Pakistan."It will be their choice to join national politics or do politics
on a nationalist basis... We will honour it if the people of Balochistan give
you the mandate," Dawn quoted him as saying. Zehri also made it clear that
it would not be possible for the govt to
accept such leaders' ideology at gunpoint. "We will not allow anybody to
impose his ideology by force...We have been the custodians of Balochistan for
the last 500 years and became part of Pakistan at our own will," he
added.TOI
Pakistan invites India for
talks on Kashmir
Islamabad: Pakistan on
Monday invited India for talks on Kashmir, saying it is the "international
obligation" of both the countries to resolve the issue, notwithstanding
India's insistence that it would talk on "contemporary and relevant"
issues in India-Pak relations. Foreign office spokesman Nafees Zakaria said in
a statement that Indian high commissioner Gautam Bambawale was called to hand
over a letter of invitation for talks."The foreign secretary called in the
Indian High Commissioner this afternoon (15 Aug) and handed over a letter
addressed to his Indian counterpart, inviting him to visit Pakistan for talks
on Jammu & Kashmir dispute that has been the main bone of contention
between India and Pakistan," Zakaria said.The invitation was extended amid
tension in bilateral ties due to the war of words between the two nations over
the issue."The letter highlights the international obligation of both the
countries, India and Pakistan, to resolve the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, in
accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions," the statement
said.PTI
On Pakistan’s Independence
Day, Pak flags hoisted several places, pro Pak rallies in Kashmir
Srinagar: While the J&K
govt imposed curfew in all major towns of the Valley to prevent people from
observing Pakistan’s Independence Day, Pakistan flags were hoisted across
Kashmir Sunday. The biggest rally was in south Kashmir, where militants hoisted
and “saluted” the Pakistan flag and addressed large gatherings of
people.Hundreds assembled at Kulgam’s Redwani village to “celebrate” the day.
As people assembled in the village, four militants, in black dress — with
Hizbul Mujahideen scribbled on their backs — appeared and addressed the rally.
The militants also gave a gun salute to the Pakistan flag.“We have been told
not to come to public rallies. But we have come today because it is August
14…We appeal to people to follow the Hurriyat programme. When they say you
should open (the shops), you should open them, and when they call for closure,
you should close,” said the militants, who spoke for more than 20 minutes. But
the address was barely audible as the wires of the public address system had
snapped when people rushed in.In Jabripora village of Bijbehara, locals held a
parade to “salute” the Pakistan flag. In Batapora village of Khanabal, hundreds
“celebrated” amid the beating of drums. Pakistan flags were hoisted in villages
across south Kashmir, on tree tops, mobile towers and electric poles. In Pehnoo
village of Shopian, many participated in a rally to hoist the Pakistan flag.In
Keegam, Shopian, nine people were injured when police and paramilitary forces
fired pellets on a rally. Nine persons were also injured by pellets in
Malangpora, Pulwama.Though strict curfew was in place in Anantnag town,
Pakistan flags were hoisted in the town after curfew was lifted in the evening.
In Baramulla, more than 50 people were injured when police and paramilitary
forces fired pellets and teargas shells to disperse hundreds of people, who had
assembled to hoist the Pakistan flag at a rally.A large gathering assembled at
Azad Gunj in Baramulla for a scheduled “parade” on Pakistan’s Independence Day.
The rally was attended by men, women and school children and Pakistani national
songs were reportedly played.Pakistan flags were also hoisted at several places
in Sopore, Bandipore and Kupwara. Four persons were injured when police and
paramilitary forces fired pellets to disperse a rally at Delina in Baramulla.
In Sopore’s Bomai village, a similar pro-Pakistan rally was dispersed by
police, resulting in clashes in which at least six people were injured. Five
people were injured in clashes at Trehgam in Kupwara. Clashes were also
reported from several villages in Bandipore. Strict curfew was in place in
entire Srinagar city Sunday to prevent pro-Pakistan rallies, but flags were
hoisted during night at several places in the city. Indian express
Srinagar attack: CRPF
officer, 2 militants killed in gunfight in Nowhatta
New Delhi: Commanding
Officer (CO) of 4th Battalion of the CRPF was killed as armed militants
attacked a police station in Srinagar’s Nowhatta area in J&K on Monday,police
said, as PM Narendra Modi delivered his
Independence Day speech in the national capital. 2 militants have been killed
in the encounter but their bodies have not been retrieved yet. Reuters
J&K: National flag
falls off post as Mehbooba unfurls it
ABVP protests against
Kashmiris chanted 'azaadi' slogans at Amnesty event in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: About 100
activists of the ABVP, an affiliate of the RSS on Sunday protested against the
anti-India slogans allegedly raised at a human rights event in a college here.
"We demand the arrest of all those who raised slogans against our country
and the Indian Army and action against the organisers (Amnesty International
India) for holding an anti-national event here," BJP's MP from Mysuru and
ABVP leader Pratap Simha said. Accusing the police of inaction on Saturday's
incident, Simha said they (police) had refused to register an FIR even after
the activists filed a complaint against the culprits. The event was held to
interact with some Kashmiri families who were victims of alleged human rights
violations in the strife-torn Valley and hear their struggle for
justice."For years, these families have been waiting for information from
the govt about status of their respective cases(of enforced disappearances,
fake encounters and killings) and grant of sanction," Amnesty said on the
event. Admitting that some persons at the event had raised slogans, some of
which referred to calls for 'azaadi', Amnesty India programmes director Tara
Rao said it was important that the conduct of some should not distract
attention from the denial of truth and justice to those who have suffered in
Jammu and Kashmir."As a matter of policy, Amnesty International India does
not take any position in favour of or against demands for self-determination.
It, however, considers that the right to freedom of expression under the
international human rights law protects the right to peacefully advocate
political solutions," Rao said in the statement.IANS
Youth killed in fresh
clashes, Kashmir toll rises to 58
Freedom fighter’s grandson
Kapil Shastri detained for hoisting Pak flag in Jaipur
Jaipur:A man was detained
for allegedly hoisting a Pakistani flag atop the roof of his house in
Mansarover area here. The man identified as Kapil Shastri is mentally disturbed
and had hoisted the flag on Sunday. On information by locals, he was detained and
the flag was seized, police said. A case against Shastri was registered.“Primary
probe reveals that the accused is not mentally fit and said that he picked up
the flag few years ago from a slum area and brought to his house.“His
grandfather was a freedom fighter,” Anil Jaimini, SHO said. He was detained and
released.PTI
Khalistan terror module
busted: 3 pistols recovered
Amritsar: After busting a
terror module a few days ago, the counter intelligence wing of Amritsar police
has recovered three more pistols along with 15 cartridges.The police had on
Thursday arrested Gurpal Singh of Jalalpur Kalan in Jalandhar, Major Singh, who
hailed from Karnal but now lived at Dera Gurdwara Guruana Sahib, Veronangal village
here, and Rachhpal Singh of Jalalabad, who lived at Khuda Ali Sher in Chandigarh.
Police said accused had links with the Khalistan Zindabad Force and other
foreign-based terrorists.HT
Indian media ‘stirring up’
negative sentiments: Chinese daily
Beijing: Blaming Indian
media for “stirring up” negative sentiments against China by highlighting the
“divergences” in ties, a state-run Chinese daily said on Monday that the press
on both sides should be cautious about attempts by the West to drive a “wedge”
between the 2 countries.Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi paid a visit to India
on Friday. As a number of media outlets reported, tour was focused on cooperation
over the upcoming G20 and BRICS summits, an op-ed article in the Global Times
said.“However, quite a few Indian media started to cover the tour a week ago
with the eye-catching headline ‘China blocked India’s NSG bid, but now wants
help on South China Sea’,” said the article titled ‘Indian media should view
Beijing-Delhi ties constructively.’“After negative hype over Sino-Indian ties
by Indian media for a long time, it is not hard to envisage that they did it
again this time. Yet while they grab all the attention they want like always,
they have also caused a deterioration in the Indian public’s views of China,”
it said. PTI
China's state-run media
blames free press in India for 'negative sentiments' towards Beijing
Delhi: Police entry
triggers ‘raid’ uproar in Jamia, DCP denies allegations
New Delhi: Jamia Millia
Islamia students staged a protest on the university campus Saturday, alleging
that Delhi Police had conducted “raids” and “surprise checks” at their hostels.
Police, however, maintained their personnel had gone to meet the proctor and
dismissed the allegations of the students.Proctor Mehtab Alam said police did
not have permission to enter the campus. “Police were told not go inside gate
number 4, but they still entered. I got to know this had happened when a
student called me. The students were feeling threatened because they thought
there would be a raid, but there was nothing like that. The police had
apparently told the students they had permission, which was not true. In fact,
when I asked them later how they had entered, they apologised profusely,” said
Alam.A student said the police personnel were seen on the campus around 3.30
pm. He said, “We saw some commotion near the Allama Iqbal Hostel for boys and
realised police were taking videos and photos of the hostel residents. When
they proceeded to other hostels, we started following them. But the provost
came and stopped us. How can the police just enter the campus and videograph
and photograph students?”Mandeep Singh Randhawa, DCP (south east), however,
said, “The beat staff had gone to meet the proctor. There was no confusion. We
did not conduct any raid and neither did anyone videograph in the hostels. All
allegations are false.”Hundreds of students gathered outside the
vice-chancellor’s office, demanding a “fair inquiry” into the matter. “The
provost and proctor should make it public that they did not give permission and
launch an inquiry into how police entered without permission,” said a girls’
hostel resident.indian express
Kashmiri students decide
not to step out of hostel in Jamia Millia Islamia college
New Delhi:A day after
police allegedly raided a hostel in Jamia Millia, students protested for the
second day in a row. While some students were seen huddled together in small
groups, others held placards denouncing the “raid”.Meanwhile, students from
Kashmir decided to remain indoors for the next few days. “We are scared to step
out of our hostel rooms and go anywhere. The situation in the Valley is adding
to the fear in Delhi. We didn’t go to the university today and will not go for
the next few days,” said an MA student of the department of History and
Culture.A professor, who hails from Kashmir, said, “Hostels are supposed to be
the safest place for students from Kashmir. But after police entered the
hostel, students are even more scared. Considering that Independence Day is
just a day away, the fear is even more palpable.”A first-year Kashmiri student,
who is planning to apply for the hostel, said he was having second thoughts. indian
express
'Why only Jamia comes under
the scanner?' Open letter from Jamia students after Police raid in hostels
Students demand suspension
of officials in Jamia raid
NDA govt facing dilemma to
prosecute Zakir Naik, due to possible mass fallout or evidences compiled
against him cannot stand in court of law?
Mumbai: Centre would have
to tread cautiously in taking legal action against Zakir Naik for his alleged
hate speeches and involvement in unlawful activities considering his mass
appeal and possible fallout in poll-bound states, political analysts
say.According to Professor of Political Science at Maharashtra College Shahid
MZ, Naik has a mass appeal among the minority community and with several states
going to polls in the upcoming months,BJP-led govt may not want to be seen as “anti-Muslim”.
Several States are going to polls next year with Uttar Pradesh, which has a
sizable Muslim population, being the most crucial of them. “If the Centre
indeed takes action against Naik at this juncture, they may lose credibility
with the minority community, which I do not think they can afford,” said
Shahid. NDA govt would have to tread cautiously over the issue, especially
after it faced widespread criticism for violence against Dalits by cows
vigilantes. “If Dalits plus Muslims turn against the govt at this juncture, heavy losses are in store
for the ruling party,” he said.Vivek Bhavsar, a senior journalist said, the
biggest difficulty the govt would face
is to ensure evidences compiled against Naik stand in a court of law. “There
does not seem to be damning evidences against Naik as far as his speeches are
concerned. Based merely on this ground, it will be difficult to successfully
prosecute him as he may prove his innocence during a trial,” he said. PTI
Naik’s school under scanner
due to 'brainwashing' students, urging parents to keep kids away from
'un-Islamic environment': Police report
Mumbai Police report claims
Zakir Naik's Islamic International School is 'brainwashing' students and urging
parents to keep kids away from 'un-Islamic environment'. Mumbai Police, in
their report on the Naik, have raised "serious concerns" over the
kind of education imparted to students at his Mazagaon school, called the
Islamic International School.The report, which has been forwarded to the CM 's
office and the Home Ministry, said there was enough material in the syllabus to
indicate that the school was not only "brainwashing" students into
rejecting other faiths, it also urged them to convert people to Islam. Legal
experts said that at best, he could be booked for hurting religious sentiments.
The school angle, however, could lead to serious trouble for Naik, Mumbai
Police sources said. The police investigation said the school, which also has a
branch in Chennai, and which, according to its website, is "conceived,
planned, and developed by Dr Zakir Naik", asks Muslims to stay away from
non-Islamic schools. "Societal influences upon a child should be analysed
critically. An un-Islamic environment can result in the corruption of a
virtuous Muslim's Islamic understanding, upbringing and values. It is therefore
recommended that Muslim parents educate their children in an Islamic school to
prevent them from falling prey to the bad influences and immorality prevalent
in society," report quotes the school's literature as saying. "Some
of the school's literature, which is also available on its website, is highly
controversial and objectionable, and could produce indoctrinated
individuals," a senior police officer said. Officer pointed to a paragraph
on the school's introduction on its website, which says the school aimed to
look after its students' needs even in 'afterlife'.Paragraph, according to the
officer, talks about Naik's visits to 'Islamic' and 'other' educational
institutions worldwide to grasp their approach towards Islamic orientation,
teaching methodology, curriculum implementation and management.The management
denied all allegations. A senior functionary of the school said, "Curriculum
of the School is a combination of modern academics and Islamic studies. Nowhere
does it promotes any kind of extremism."MumbaiMirror
Kerala preacher Haneef radicalised
youths in Salafist mosque: police
Haneef Mohammed, the
preacher from Kerala arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch for allegedly
radicalising nearly 21 youths including a city-based businessman’s son to join
the IS, allegedly indoctrinated youths in a Salafist mosque in Kerala, police
sources said.After being detained in Peringathur in Kerala, Haneef was brought
to the city on Sunday and produced in a holiday court that remanded him in
police custody till August 20. Mid Day
Haneef has no links with
any extremist group,he spoke only about Islam not terror: local community
HT report claims some clerics
do not want Qadianis to be counted as Muslims, in fact all Muslim scholars,
sects term them non-Muslims
The data on religious
affiliation from the 2011 population census was released last month. Some
information from the count – like the decline in Parsi-Zoroastrians numbers by
a fifth since 2001 – has been received with gloom, but the statistic on
Ahmadiyyas, a sect which is persecuted in many countries because of beliefs
that are seen as renegade, has evoked resentment among some Muslim clerics.
Members of some mainstream sects have not approved of the inclusion of
Ahmadiyyas as Muslims. Recent reports in Urdu papers that the latest census has
not counted the sect separately have annoyed clerics. Sect was founded in the
nineteenth century by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, who proclaimed himself as the messiah
prophesised in the Semitic religions. He also added figures from other
religions, like Krishna, Zoroaster, Lao Tzu – founder of Taoism, Guru Nanak, to
the list of teachers. His followers are also called Qadianis. “Muslims share
some fundamental beliefs: one is the belief in Allah and that Mohammad is the
last prophet. There are many Muslim sects and they have a lot of differences,
but all of them believe in these 2 fundamental principles,” said Mehmood Daryabadi.
“But they say that another prophet was born in Qadian.” He said that a meeting
of Islamic scholars held in Mecca in 1972 it was agreed that the sect is not
Muslim. “All Muslim sects do the Haj (pilgrimage). There are no restrictions on
any sect, but the Qadianis are not allowed,” said Daryabadi. “If Muslims all
over the world do not consider them as Muslims why is the govt of India
identifying them as such?”Daryabadi suggested that Ahmadiyyas should list
themselves in the ‘other religions and persuasions’ category. “India has many
other religious minorities; Ahmadiyyas can be recognised as a minority.” HT
Dalits stir intensify in
Gujarat as Dalits Muslims participate in large numbers chant Dalits-Muslims
bhai bhai slogan
UNA: Vowing to intensify
their agitation at a protest rally on Independence day, the dalit community in
Gujarat on Monday said they will launch a mega rail roko stir if their demand
for granting five acres of land for each family is not met by Gujarat govt within one month. As thousands of dalits
gathered in Una on the occasion of the country's 70th Independence Day where PM
Narendra Modi also came under fire,
their leaders sought freedom from atrocities+ and discrimination, amid chants
of "Jai Bhim".The tricolor was jointly unfurled by Radhika Vemula,
mother of dalit scholar Rohith Vemula who had committed suicide in Hyderabad
and Balu Sarvaiya, father of one of the victims of Una dalit flogging incident,
in the presence of JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar.The week-long rally which
started from Ahmedabad by Una Dalit Atachiyar Ladat Samiti (UDALS), culminated
in Una."You take cow's tail, give us land," Jignesh Mavani, a
lawyer-turned politician who established the UDALS and led the march, told the
huge gathering."We have presented our demand before the state govt. If you
do not accept our demand of giving five acres land to each dalit family in next
one month, we will launch a rail roko agitation," Mevani said. He also
made those who were present there to take a pledge not to be in the business of
skinning of cows. Muslim community members came in large numbers to support the
Dalit community in their campaign. Slogans like "Dalits-Muslims bhai
bhai" were heard at the gathering. PTI
Massive Dalit rally marks
Independence Day in Una
Dalits give a clarion call
to shun carrion disposal
Gujarat Dalit outcry: If
there was a broom strike…
After 18-yr-old’s rape, Dalit
family camps for justice
Near village of Una, Dalit
march has to change route
Massive Dalit rally in Una
marks end of 10-day protest rally
Bareilly dargah issues
fatwa terming eating chicken at KFC Haram
Bareilly: The senior mufti
of the Dargah-e-Ala Hazrat in Bareilly has issued a fatwa against popular food outlet Kentucky Fried
Chicken (KFC), terming it a ‘sin’ to eat there.“It came to my notice that the
chicken served in KFC outlets is not halal and thus it is forbidden to consume
it according to Islam,” Salim Noori, who issued the fatwa, said on
Saturday.“People at KFC process the meat away from the eyes of Muslims and such
meat has been termed haram in Islam,” he added. Mufti further said that the
halal certificates displayed at these stores have no relevance if the owners
and workers could not give details about the procedure that they follow to
process the meat.“Halal is not only about killing the animal it is also about the
way its meat is processed and cooked. KFC stores do not process or cook the
meat in an Islamic way which makes it haram,” the mufti said.He also claimed
that the halal certificate displayed at these stores were old and illegitimate.
HT
Goondas Act against those
involved in mosque attack: CM
Puducherry:A group of
unidentified persons allegedly damaged some glass panes of a mosque near
Puducherry, prompting CM V Narayanasasmy
to order a probe on Monday.“We will handle such situations with iron hand as
Puducherry’s reputation of being a peaceful state should not suffer any
setback,” he told reporters here after visiting the mosque at Orleanpet which
was allegedly attacked last night. PTI
Hinduism is a way of life,
Muslims should adopt it without fear: RSS' Muslim body
Nagpur:Muslim Rashtriya
Manch organized many programmes on the occasion of Independence Day. Convenor
of the Manch Indresh Kumar himself hoisted the National flag at of Dawoodi
Bohra Community Mosque situated in Eitbhatta area. Secretary of Bohra Community
Sheikh Shabir Firdi lauded all pro-active works undertaken by RSS and MRM.
Firdi went on to say that the country in which they are living is Hindustan and
is a country of Hindus. The country embraced Islam which came to Hindustan 1400
years ago. He added that Hinduism is a way of life and it is a duty of every
Muslim to adopt it. He claimed that he has seen Sangh from very close quarters.
He has offered Namaz in Hindu Temples. Nagpur Today
BJP keen to appoint lawyers
linked with RSS as HC judges: Kejriwal
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal alleged that NDA Govt was delaying appointment of judges in various
High Courts as recommended by the Supreme Court collegium because the ruling
BJP is keen to appoint lawyers associated with the RSS to the coveted post. He said
that according to the figures, around 40-50% seats of judges in the High Courts
are vacant.ANI
Develop rational thoughts
to deal with inequalities: scholar at SIO conference
Mangaluru:A healthy society
should be based on rational thoughts. Extremist thoughts and violence cannot be
a solution for the problems such as inequality, said Kannada University, Hampi,
research scholar and professor Dr M Chandra Poojary.He was addressing the
regional conference organised by Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO)
on the theme ‘Be Moderate, Say No to Extremism’ here on Sunday. SIO's President
Iqbal Hussian presided over the event.deccan herald
WORLD
Give us EU visa freedom in
Oct. or abandon migrant deal: Turkey
Istanbul:Turkey could walk
away from its promise to stem the flow of illegal migrants to Europe if the
European Union fails to grant Turks visa-free travel to the bloc in Oct, Foreign
Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. His comments in Bild’s Monday edition coincide
with rising tension between Ankara and the West following the July 15 failed
coup attempt. Turkey is incensed by what it sees as an insensitive response
from Western allies to the failed putsch in which 240 people, many of them
civilians, were killed.Asked whether hundreds of thousands of refugees in
Turkey would head to Europe if the EU did not grant Turks visa freedom from
October, Cavusoglu told Bild:“I don’t want to talk about the worst case
scenario – talks with the EU are continuing but it’s clear that we either apply
all treaties at the same time or we put them all aside.”Reuters
Liberated from IS, Syrian
women burn burqas, men shaving beards: Times of Israel
In scenes of joy from a
Syrian city liberated from Islamic State occupation in recent days, residents
of Manbij were seen celebrating in the streets, with women burning burqas —
full-body coverings, which also hide the face — and men cutting beards that had
been mandated by their rulers.“To hell with whoever invented this thing,” one
woman cried as she held a lighter to a black robe, in a video obtained by the
Middle East Media Research Institute. “They stifled us in this. Let them wear
it themselves.”IS imposes a harsh and extreme version of Islam on the territory
under its control, including a mandatory dress code. Under the extremists’
reign, women had to wear long black cloaks that covered all but their eyes,
while all adult men were forced to grow beards. Smoking was banned. Children
and other women around her clapped and cheered as the cloth began smoking.“This
will be the fate of Daesh,” a man interjected.The last remaining IS fighters
abandoned the city of Manbij near the Turkish border on Friday after a rout the
Pentagon said showed the extremists were “on the ropes.”The retreat from the
city which IS captured in 2014 was the jihadists’ worst defeat yet at the hands
of the SDF, an Arab-Kurdish alliance backed by US air power.In the street
celebration, another woman wearing a red head covering helped the first hold
the burning robe aloft.On the streets, men and women were seen embracing the
liberating militias, as men trimmed their facial hair.One man with a prosthetic
arm flagged down a cameraman. “Allah be praised,” he said. “What happened to
your hand?” the cameraman asked. “They chopped off my hand,” the amputee said,
smiling. “They said I’d stolen a motorcycle.”In a photo posted online by
Kurdish activists, a young woman defiantly uncovered her face while smoking a
cigarette and flashing a victory sign.
Syria: Scores killed in
Idlib and Aleppo violence
Opposition activists in
Syria say at least 66 people have been killed in fighting across the country in
the past 24 hours. They say Syrian govt and Russian air strikes have carried out fresh
bombarding of Aleppo and neighbouring Idlib province.There were 26 air strikes in
Idlib on Sunday alone, killing at least nine people, according to the
activists."Perhaps nothing indicates more effectively how intense the
fighting is in Syria than the daily death toll," said Al Jazeera's Reza
Sayah, reporting from Gaziantep on the Turkey-Syria border."Rarely have we
seen a day where scores of people have not been killed."Late on Sunday, at
least 35 people were killed and many more injured, some critically, after a
suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest inside a bus in Syria's Idlib
province, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights . aljazeera
Taliban overruns district
in Afghanistan's Baghlan
Taliban fighters have
captured a key district in Afghanistan's northern province of Baghlan after
days of fighting, Afghan officials say. The fighters launched a coordinated
attack on Dahana-e-Ghori on Friday that led to heavy fighting in the area until
the Taliban took control of the district on Monday.Amir Gul Hussainkhil, deputy
police chief of Baghlan, said Dahana-e-Ghori district was under siege for days
and the Taliban managed to seize it because dozens of Afghan forces made
"a tactical retreat". However, the Taliban, said they killed and
captured "many" policemen."We have hoisted our white flag in the
district now. Many Afghan forces have been killed and 33 soldiers are
captured," Zabiullah Mujahid, Taliban spokesman, told Al Jazeera.Al
Jazeera's Qais Azimy, reporting from Kabul, said the Taliban opened two other
frontlines, fighting against Afghan security forces in Baghlan-e-Markazi, which
neighbours Dahana-e-Ghori, and in Tala wa Barfak. "So if the Taliban
manages to keep control of Dahana-e-Ghori and gain control of Baghlan-e-Markazi
district, where heavy fighting is still going on, that could mean they will be
able to control the main highway of the nine other districts."Elsewhere,
in the southern province of Helmand, fighting continues to rage in four
districts as Afghan forces hold off fighters advancing on the provincial
capital, according to govt officials. aljazeera
Yemen’s Brotherhood’s
Al-Islah party leader gunned down
Sanaa : A senior member of
Yemen’s Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Al-Islah party was shot dead Monday in the northern
part of the country, according to a party source.2 gunmen on a motorbike opened
fire on Saleh Ahmed al-Anhami as the latter drove his car through the city of
Dhamar, killing him instantly, the source said. Anadolu Agency
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood
reiterates support for Morsi on third anniversary of massacre
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