My People

[Fracker]

They don't even know what is tableigh. They are just ringing door bells and saying 'come over with us to do tableigh' .
RASOOL ALLAH(SAWW) did start HIS Tableigh after showing 40 years of HIS Sadaqat ,Imanat and Ikhlass.Even enemy called HIM Sadiq and Amien.Tableigh first start from Home and surrounding not to the unaware people.Tableigh is start from Amal not words first.

Thats what happen when someone don't know about someone, and start speaking about him. Tableeghi jamat 1st prayer then go out door to door and call them for the prayer, this completely compliance with Prophet Muhammad (SAWW)'s act. 2ndly open up Quran, "Amar bil Marouf nahi anal munqar" is compulsory on each and every muslim. Including me & you!! You can't simply say, hey i will 1st do prayer then do fast, both are compulsory. Similarly if you follow prophet muhammad (SAWW)'s hadith about "amar bil marouf" that spread what ever you know, even it is a single Ayah of Quran.

If at one side some one is dying and calling for help and other side people looking for you to join Salat, What would you do first????

Try this when some tableeghi jamat person comes on your door, i can challenge on that he will gather some people and take you to the mosque before saying his salah. What a stupid excuse.

Tablighe are just preaching do salat,salat, roza, hajj,zakat.....
they has fold their eyes and ears over situation in swat,fata and all part of world where their brother cutting throats and suicide bombing,exploding schools beating women.

Again allegation on Tableeghi jamatis, try to visit some IDP camp by your self, i am sure you will find some tableeghi helping them (atleast i saw in mardan camps). Of course they don't come on media for publicity like many organization did, like USA did and other did, since they don't expect reward from you but Allah only..

They are biggest munafiq and just preaching their sect,they have no concern over the terrorist acts by their brothers.

Sect? I never seen any tableeghi jamati called himself a tableeghi or jamati, this we common muslims who put tag on them.. can you show me any tableeghi who said hey join our sect? you will always find tableeghi who will call you for the prayers or mosques or tableeghi or discussing goods of fasting, zakat and other things. Your arguments seems to be totally baseless for a person who actually spend some time with these guyz, who don't have any care with publicity, don't want any one becoming their mureed, just doing their work without any expectation other then some good deed. I have seen they are most harmless people on planet earth, and millions joined islam because of them.

 

[seekers]

very nice to hear that tableighi are consoling IDPs.
But where are these tableghi when their brothers cutting their throat,destroying houses and schools,beating the women.
why they didn't do amir bil maroof and nahein an al munkir with taliban???

If just Ibadat is merit of success then iblees would never be nominated for hell.

Today i ask a question with all mullah and tableghi.
Why Allah had expel iblees from Jannah and nominate for hell and no excuse is accepted for Not doing Sajdah to Hazrat Adam(A.S).
Even this act is biggest shirk and bidah in eyes of all wahabis.???

these wahabi dogs had made their castle in the walls of Khana KABBA but demolish the Holy Graves of Ahlebayt(A.S) in Jannat ul Baqhe and Jannat e Mualla.

In Qurran Allah says for them More they recite Qurran more Laant(curse) would cast Qurran on them.

 

[waraich66]

very nice to hear that tableighi are consoling IDPs.
But where are these tableghi when their brothers cutting their throat,destroying houses and schools,beating the women.
why they didn't do amir bil maroof and nahein an al munkir with taliban???

If just Ibadat is merit of success then iblees would never be nominated for hell.

Today i ask a question with all mullah and tableghi.
Why Allah had expel iblees from Jannah and nominate for hell and no excuse is accepted for Not doing Sajdah to Hazrat Adam(A.S).
Even this act is biggest shirk and bidah in eyes of all wahabis.???

these wahabi dogs had made their castle in the walls of Khana KABBA but demolish the Holy Graves of Ahlebayt(A.S) in Jannat ul Baqhe and Jannat e Mualla.

In Qurran Allah says for them More they recite Qurran more Laant(curse) would cast Qurran on them.

I think you dont read news paper, before start of SWAT operation TTP captured tableegi markaz in hangu and also killed one tableegi jamat worker.

You brain is full hatred and hatred may lead to mental disorder,

 

[seekers]

I think you dont read news paper, before start of SWAT operation TTP captured tableegi markaz in hangu and also killed one tableegi jamat worker.

You brain is full hatred and hatred may lead to mental disorder,

My brother! this is not hatred, I was born in Hijaz, and i know wahabis more than you.
You don't answer me about their blame game of shirk,haram and biddah over all sunni and shias Muslims.

oh pity! taliban find only one tableghi in markaz e tableigh.
All his lords of amir bil mahroof and nahein an al munkir had fleed earlier.

 

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[Xeric]

Reuters AlertNet - Pakistan: ICRC assists Waziri displaced for first time


Pakistan: ICRC assists Waziri displaced for first time
06 Aug 2009 09:44:43 GMT

This week, the ICRC and the Pakistan Red Crescent Society are providing food and other essential items for over 2,500 people who have fled Waziristan. Humanitarian operations in NWFP and other parts of the country are ongoing.

"The fighting in Waziristan has resulted in displacement, but our ability to assist the population in the district itself is affected by a difficult security environment," said Benno Kocher, head of the ICRC sub-delegation in Peshawar.

"That is why we have opened an office in Bhakkar, on the east bank of the Indus, from which we can step in to help those in need at short notice." While many Waziris seeking to escape the aftermath of the fighting are reportedly staying with relatives or in their own "winter homes" in Dera Ismail Khan, the most vulnerable have been forced to flee further, some of them to Baluchistan.

There, many have found refuge with relatives or rented their own accommodation.

Some have had to move into a small camp recently set up in Zhob.

As in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), going to a camp is a last resort for internally displaced people (IDPs) who have run out of alternatives.

In the past few days, the ICRC has delivered food and other essential goods to about 2,500 displaced people in and around Zhob and Killasaifuallha, in Baluchistan, in a bid to stave off further impoverishment.

"These people are running down their savings," explained Imran Mehmood, the ICRC's field officer overseeing the operation.

"With this aid distribution, we are trying to prevent them from selling their possessions to purchase basic necessities."

Dir
In agreement with the authorities, the ICRC and the Pakistan Red Crescent are setting up a new camp, Khungi Sha, for internally displaced people in Timergara.

The aim is to free up schools, which have hosted many displaced people over the last few months, so that they can admit students for the new academic year which started this week.

The camp could eventually host up to 4,000 people.

Part of the infrastructure and equipment used in Swabi Camp, which has now closed, will be transferred directly to Timergara.

The ICRC stands ready to open more camps should the need arise owing to new arrivals from Maidan, Bar Malakand and Upper Dir.

Even though the security situation remains volatile, the ICRC and the Pakistan Red Crescent managed to distribute food and soap to almost 20,000 displaced people in Dir this week, most of whom are staying with host families.

ICRC staff toured several camps in the district to identify new arrivals, better understand the problems they face and give them the opportunity to make free phone calls to relatives.

Swat
The return to the areas south and east of Mingora has involved more people and occurred more quickly than expected.

Even though the situation in the district capital and the surrounding area has improved, it remains tense and security is volatile.

Markets have re-opened.

Food, including fruits and vegetables, is available, and prices are falling as more goods trickle in.

However, most local residents missed this year's wheat harvest and many of the returning displaced people ran down their savings while they were away.

Movement into and out of Swat remains difficult.

Many families in Mingora are still waiting to return to their homes in western parts of the district that remain inaccessible because of the security situation west of the Swat River.

The ICRC continues to provide food and medicine to the Saidu Sharif Central Hospital in Mingora and to support the Pakistan Red Crescent's health work in the area.

The Pakistan Red Crescent is now running a medical facility in Kanju Township, across the river, which treats about 400 patients a day.

Many are brought in by three Red Crescent ambulances.

Together with their mobile medical unit, which carries doctors and essential medical equipment to the field, the Pakistan Red Crescent is providing basic health care for around 100,000 people in Kanju and 12 nearby villages.

The ICRC is concerned not only about the plight of those who have come back to Swat without being able to return to their homes, but also about the hundreds of thousands of Swatis living west of the river in volatile areas still under curfew.

They have been cut off from the rest of the district for about three months and are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.

Buner
The ICRC was able to return to the district this week.

ICRC delegates observed that many displaced people had returned.

The delegates also visited a new camp in Daggar, built in response to new displacement from an area where fighting is currently taking place.

The people in the camp, who fled their homes and lost their livelihoods, are in urgent need of assistance.

Malakand
The ICRC is continuing to provide support for the large number of displaced people in the district, most of whom have opted for living arrangements outside camps.

The organization distributed food and other essential goods, including soap, to over 30,000 displaced people this week, including many newly displaced from volatile parts of Lower Dir.

The bulk of the ICRC's assistance is provided in the places where most displaced people have chosen to go.

Peshawar
The ICRC Surgical Hospital admitted 23 new weapon-wounded patients over the last week.

The ICRC also continues to support a programme run by the Pakistan Institute of Prosthetic and Orthotic Sciences in Peshawar (Hayatabad).

Swabi Camp
By 29 July, Shah Mansoor Camp, the only camp for the displaced run directly by the ICRC in conjunction with the Pakistan Red Crescent, was empty.

Its population of almost 20,000 left within two weeks.

Most of them have returned to the districts they came from, though some have been unable to reach their homes.

Nearly 3,000 have been transferred to Jalala Camp.

Some displaced people have opted to move into private housing or accept accommodation with host families instead.

Raising awareness of mine hazards
Over the past week, more than 10,000 displaced people in camps have been informed about the dangers of mines and other explosive remnants of war in order to reduce the risk of accidents when they return to their homes.

Reports indicate that unexploded munitions are a genuine problem in NWFP, where accidents are frequent.

 

[Elmo]

Don't know if this has been posted before...

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan

Subject: Cosmetic changes won’t resolve militancy


Lahore, July 21: While welcoming the return of the Malakand IDPs to their homes as a positive development, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has warned the government that no cosmetic shift in the security policies will solve the crisis of militancy and that efforts in a new dimension will be needed to achieve that end. Based on the conclusions of a quick fact-finding mission to the Frontier province, led by Ms Asma Jahangir, the HRCP statement issued on Tuesday said: “The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan is monitoring the gradual return of the IDPs from Malakand Division to their homes. This is a positive development and gives peace a chance. It also presents a brief window of opportunity for reversing the trend towards Talibanisation but this opportunity may be lost if a cohesive policy is not adopted and civilian infrastructure not put in place, an infrastructure that can sustain peace. It is important to recognise the collective role played by the humanitarian agencies as well as the civilian and military administration in making the early return of the IDPs possible. Even more crucial to this turn of events was the exemplary behaviour of the displaced people and their local hosts. The displaced people found their own way to safety under extremely tough conditions and are now making their way home on their own. They have little faith in the government and there is a serious deficit of trust between the local population and the military. In order to build trust as well as to sustain peace HRCP believes that the government must take a new direction. There was near unanimity amongst official and non-official interlocutors that met with HRCP during their missions to Pakhtoonkhwa (NWFP) that any cosmetic shift in the security policies of the government will not solve the crisis of militancy in Pakistan. HRCP believes:

• It is crucial that the policy of “bleeding India” and maintaining a strategic depth in Afghanistan be reviewed. In short, the national security paradigm must shift to the need to keep pace with the political realities of the region. There are indications that this has so far not happened.

• The government must distance itself from the ideology of pan-Islamism.

The nucleus of the top militant leadership must be taken apart and their communication and financial infrastructure dismantled. There are no indications that this has happened either. On the contrary, there are well-founded suspicions that certain elements known for their pro-Taliban policies continue to protect a number of top militant leaders.

• The operation in Malakand Division must not lose sight of the strong militant presence in FATA. Peace will not return to Swat unless militant networks in FATA are defeated.

• Simultaneous action must also be carried out against all militant networks in other parts of the country, particularly the Punjab, where militants operate with impunity.

• The civil and political administration must take command on the ground in Swat soon. There is a comprehensive plan of recruiting and equipping the police force in Pakhtoonkhwa. The number of police stations in the Malakand Division is to be doubled and the police force tripled. It appears that the civil administration is also preparing a comprehensive plan for better governance in the province. The resources provided to them will, however, be monitored by a serving army general on behalf of the Federation. The Awami National Party leaders plan to visit Swat on a regular basis now but almost all IDPs resented the bunkerisation of the political leadership while they faced all the risks and tragic deaths of their families.

• Access for independent journalists and observers to the area must be ensured. So far, the military has only encouraged embedded journalism to an embarrassing extent. At times local journalists have openly raised slogans in support of the military. Foreign journalists have accused the authorities of misleading them by giving false names of the places they were taken to for reporting. There are several reports of reprisals against journalists by the militants as well as by the security forces.

• Human rights violations should be closely monitored both during and post-conflict. HRCP was appalled at reports of extrajudicial killings carried out by security forces. Militant leader Maulvi Misbahuddin was apprehended by the security forces and later the bodies of Misbahuddin and his son were found in Bacha Bazar. The government claims that they were killed in an encounter while eyewitnesses hold that they were arrested by the police in Mardan. Amir Izzat, spokesperson of the Swat militants, was arrested from Amandara. Two days later the authorities claimed that Izzat was killed allegedly by militants trying to rescue him when they attacked the vehicle taking him to jail. Independent journalists claim that the targeted vehicle shown to them did not even have an engine. The most harrowing reports were of dead bodies strewn upside down by the military with notes attached to the bodies warning that anyone supporting the Taliban will meet the same fate. There must be a difference between the actions of agents of the State and those of fanatical non-state actors. Such tactics only terrorise and dehumanise society. HRCP urges the government to impart training to the security forces and familiarise them with human rights and humanitarian law. HRCP has also received credible reports of the security forces resorting to collective punishments, forcible occupation of orchards and the use of indiscriminate and excessive force.

• All human rights violations during the conflict must be investigated and those responsible brought to justice. There are reports of reprisals which can only be discouraged if the State fulfills its obligation of providing justice through due process.

• HRCP has received reports of children abandoned during the conflict being handed over to dubious NGOs. It is vital that the provincial government keep track of the adoption of every single child and ensure that children are reunited with their families or are looked after by well-intentioned groups.”

 

[Xeric]

Don't know if this has been posted before...

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan

Subject: Cosmetic changes won’t resolve militancy


Lahore, July 21: While welcoming the return of the Malakand IDPs to their homes as a positive development, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has warned the government that no cosmetic shift in the security policies will solve the crisis of militancy and that efforts in a new dimension will be needed to achieve that end. Based on the conclusions of a quick fact-finding mission to the Frontier province, led by Ms Asma Jahangir, the HRCP statement issued on Tuesday said: “The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan is monitoring the gradual return of the IDPs from Malakand Division to their homes. This is a positive development and gives peace a chance. It also presents a brief window of opportunity for reversing the trend towards Talibanisation but this opportunity may be lost if a cohesive policy is not adopted and civilian infrastructure not put in place, an infrastructure that can sustain peace. It is important to recognise the collective role played by the humanitarian agencies as well as the civilian and military administration in making the early return of the IDPs possible. Even more crucial to this turn of events was the exemplary behaviour of the displaced people and their local hosts. The displaced people found their own way to safety under extremely tough conditions and are now making their way home on their own. They have little faith in the government and there is a serious deficit of trust between the local population and the military. In order to build trust as well as to sustain peace HRCP believes that the government must take a new direction. There was near unanimity amongst official and non-official interlocutors that met with HRCP during their missions to Pakhtoonkhwa (NWFP) that any cosmetic shift in the security policies of the government will not solve the crisis of militancy in Pakistan. HRCP believes:

• It is crucial that the policy of “bleeding India” and maintaining a strategic depth in Afghanistan be reviewed. In short, the national security paradigm must shift to the need to keep pace with the political realities of the region. There are indications that this has so far not happened.

• The government must distance itself from the ideology of pan-Islamism.

The nucleus of the top militant leadership must be taken apart and their communication and financial infrastructure dismantled. There are no indications that this has happened either. On the contrary, there are well-founded suspicions that certain elements known for their pro-Taliban policies continue to protect a number of top militant leaders.

• The operation in Malakand Division must not lose sight of the strong militant presence in FATA. Peace will not return to Swat unless militant networks in FATA are defeated.

• Simultaneous action must also be carried out against all militant networks in other parts of the country, particularly the Punjab, where militants operate with impunity.

• The civil and political administration must take command on the ground in Swat soon. There is a comprehensive plan of recruiting and equipping the police force in Pakhtoonkhwa. The number of police stations in the Malakand Division is to be doubled and the police force tripled. It appears that the civil administration is also preparing a comprehensive plan for better governance in the province. The resources provided to them will, however, be monitored by a serving army general on behalf of the Federation. The Awami National Party leaders plan to visit Swat on a regular basis now but almost all IDPs resented the bunkerisation of the political leadership while they faced all the risks and tragic deaths of their families.

• Access for independent journalists and observers to the area must be ensured. So far, the military has only encouraged embedded journalism to an embarrassing extent. At times local journalists have openly raised slogans in support of the military. Foreign journalists have accused the authorities of misleading them by giving false names of the places they were taken to for reporting. There are several reports of reprisals against journalists by the militants as well as by the security forces.

• Human rights violations should be closely monitored both during and post-conflict. HRCP was appalled at reports of extrajudicial killings carried out by security forces. Militant leader Maulvi Misbahuddin was apprehended by the security forces and later the bodies of Misbahuddin and his son were found in Bacha Bazar. The government claims that they were killed in an encounter while eyewitnesses hold that they were arrested by the police in Mardan. Amir Izzat, spokesperson of the Swat militants, was arrested from Amandara. Two days later the authorities claimed that Izzat was killed allegedly by militants trying to rescue him when they attacked the vehicle taking him to jail. Independent journalists claim that the targeted vehicle shown to them did not even have an engine. The most harrowing reports were of dead bodies strewn upside down by the military with notes attached to the bodies warning that anyone supporting the Taliban will meet the same fate. There must be a difference between the actions of agents of the State and those of fanatical non-state actors. Such tactics only terrorise and dehumanise society. HRCP urges the government to impart training to the security forces and familiarise them with human rights and humanitarian law. HRCP has also received credible reports of the security forces resorting to collective punishments, forcible occupation of orchards and the use of indiscriminate and excessive force.

• All human rights violations during the conflict must be investigated and those responsible brought to justice. There are reports of reprisals which can only be discouraged if the State fulfills its obligation of providing justice through due process.

• HRCP has received reports of children abandoned during the conflict being handed over to dubious NGOs. It is vital that the provincial government keep track of the adoption of every single child and ensure that children are reunited with their families or are looked after by well-intentioned groups.”

Thnx for the fun.

 

[muse]

So, we are a divided nation, politiicans would break us up by ethnicity, by sectarin and lingusitic considerations, Sardars would hope to break us up so they could be little chieftain kings --- Here's to all of them:


Generous support for the displaced
Reuters
Published: August 23, 2009, 23:04


Ichrian: It was a chicken farm until hundreds of Pakistanis fleeing a military offensive against the Taliban arrived in April looking for refuge.

Moved by their plight, the villagers in Ichrian cleaned out the sheds and converted the poultry farm into a camp for the displaced, providing everything from food and water to electricity.

The bereft families say they are lucky to have been met with such hospitality from a community where people eke out a meagre living from the land.

Stories like this are mirrored across the north of the country where ordinary Pakistanis rallied to help in one of the biggest internal displacements in recent times.

Around 2.3 million people were forced to live in camps and with host communities - dependent on the authorities and aid agencies for handouts - as government forces continue their battle against Taliban fighters in North West Frontier Province.

While many of the displaced have returned home, hundreds of thousands remain, too fearful to go back.

Relief agencies and the government have been at the forefront in responding to this crisis, but aid workers say the contribution made by ordinary Pakistanis - many of whom themselves earn modest incomes - has been extraordinary.

The public's contribution should not be overlooked, said Mohammad Asar ul Haq, country programme director for the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Even those who have nothing gave generously.

In Ichrian, about 120 kilometres northwest of Islamabad, thousands of villagers came forward to donate whatever they could during the past three months.

Some supplied tomatoes, others gave onions while others tried to provide some manual labour to displaced men so they could have a little cash.

"When people started coming, I saw how bad their situation was so I decided to provide my farm as a shelter," said Ahmad Yar Khan, owner of the poultry farm and now the camp manager.

"We cleaned out the poultry sheds, separated the areas with plastic sheeting to give each family some privacy, and we even bought transformers and established electricity for them," he said.

Stories of how people donated their jewellery and other personal items abound. Khan estimates up to 10,000 people in the area provided something to support the displaced.

Villagers in Ichrian have also tried to bring a sense of normality by starting a school, building a small mosque and even holding a cricket tournament.

Aid workers from the IFRC, which has helped support the camp, say host communities have sheltered almost 90 per cent of the displaced either in their homes or within schools and other public buildings.

But public support for the displaced has not been confined just to areas where they have sought refuge.

Pakistanis from all walks of life - students, civil servants, traders, aid workers and businessmen - have collected money between friends and families and bought items such as water coolers, fans, pulses and rice to distribute in camps and within host communities.

The Pakistan Red Crescent Society alone has received contributions worth around $1.5 million (Dh5.5 million) in cash and in kind from the public since the crisis began.

 

[Xeric]

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Pakistan urges aid to be released

Pakistan urges aid to be released

Pakistan has urged donor countries to release billions of dollars in promised aid to help the country rebuild after an army offensive against the Taliban.

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi was speaking at a meeting of international donors in Turkey.

He said the funds were urgently needed to win hearts and minds in regions recaptured from the militants and to help displaced people return home.

Donors pledged over $5bn in April. Only a fraction of that has been released.

 

[Xeric]

DAWN.COM | Pakistan | Five year plan for IDPs? rehabilitation prepared: FO

Five year plan for IDPs’ rehabilitation prepared: FO

Tuesday, 25 Aug, 2009 | 10:43 PM PST |


ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesman Abdul Basit said the government has prepared a five year plan for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of IDPs.

In an interview with BBC Radio, he said, ‘We have prepared five year plan including health, education, security and the government would also address the reason which lead to this situation in Malakand division.’

He added that almost 90 to 95 per sent of IDPs have returned to their homes and recovery phase is about to conclude and the government would start reconstruction process in the affected areas.

Abdul Basit said the government has already allocated Rs50 billion for reconstruction of the affected areas.

‘We are generating our own resources but if international community wants to help us we will welcome it,’ he added.

To a question he said ‘we do not expect that we will get some assistance or donation in Friends of Democratic Pakistan while our focus was to seek venues for direct foreign investment and public private partnership.’

He said Pakistan has developed a strategy in this connection and it is hoped the country would be able to address economic and social issues in the coming days.

To a question he said Pakistan’s relations with the US are now heading towards a different direction.

‘Earlier there were ups and downs in the Pak-US relations. But now there are talks of a long-term strategic partnership between the two sides.’—APP