The Brothels incident brought forward that they are ready to bear arms for their cause. Can't blame everything on foreigners. We have enough of these nuts mixing religion with vigilantism.
Most of the students are from the northern areas (less educated) and essentially considered outsiders in the heart of Punjab. They do not have any significant backing from other Islamist groups. Read below as to what the mainstream Islamic parties in Pakistan are saying about these vigilanties:
Dawn:
Pakistani madressahs declare suicide attacks un-Islamic PESHAWAR, Pakistan, April 17 (AFP) - Some 2,000 Muslim scholars, teachers and administrators from madressahs across Pakistan Tuesday declared suicide attacks un-Islamic and opposed enforcement of Sharia by force. The meeting was convened by Leader of Opposition Maulana Fazlur Rehman, whose hardline Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party, is running thousands of madrassas in the country. The convention also declared illegal and un-Islamic threats to hairdressers against shaving off beards and attacks on video shops in the name of curbing obscenity in North West Frontier Province bordering Afghanistan. They said such acts were a âconspiracy of some hidden powers.â The six-page declaration issued after the convention said: âsome hidden powers are engaged in suicide attacks against the Muslim administration of our country and the victims are our Muslim brothers.ââSuch aggressive acts are not only illegal but also against Islamic Sharia, which can never be encouraged,â it said. It said such steps were bringing madressahs and their Islamic scholars into disrepute and âwe do not support them.âIt also advised students of madressahs to understand âthis conspiracyâ and keep themselves away from all such acts. (Posted @ 20:34 PST)