Author: Times Now
Publication: The Times of India
Date: January 12, 2009
URL: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Jamaat_re-emerges_with_new_name_holds_rally/articleshow/3966239.cms
TV channel Times Now has exposed yet another
of Pakistan's lies -- Islamabad may want the world to believe that it has
cracked down on the Jamaat-ud-Dawa, but that is far from the truth.
There is concrete evidence now that the Lashkar-e-Taiba's
front organization has re-emerged in the form of Tehreek-e-Tahafuz Qibla Awal.
Times Now has got visuals from Lahore, where
the Tehreek recently held a rally. Addressing that rally were some of the
top Jamaat and Lashkar leaders. The Jamaat-ud-Dawa is clearly going about
with business as usual, just under a different name.
The Tehreek seems to be operating quite openly.
The TV channel has got its hands on a press
invite informing the media about the rally at Lahore. The activities of the
group are out in the open, for all to see. This invitation is for a rally
being held to protest the Israeli air-strikes.
The most obvious link to the Jamaat is the
black and white flags being waved at the rally clearly showing that the Jamaat
is very much undeterred. This reaffirms that the Jamaat is still to this date
well and truly active in Pakistan.
One of those spotted in a grey vest is Hafiz
Saif Ullah, known for being a main stream activist of Jamaat-ud-Dawa.
Maulana Munawar Hassan who belongs to Jamaat-e-Islami,
an ally of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, is also seen in the video.
Also present at this protest was Allama Tahir
Mehmood Ashrafi, a mainstream Talibani, and also part of Lashkar-e-Taiba.
He played a vital role in the returning of the Pakistani Taliban from Afghanistan's
Shabarghan jail.
