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http://www.hindustantimes.com/Pak-media-condemns-attack-on-Ahmedis/H1-Article1-550419.aspx Pakistan media condemns attack on Ahmedi sect Press Trust Of India Islamabad, May 29, 2010 First Published: 21:30 IST(29/5/2010) Last Updated: 21:43 IST(29/5/2010) For a country that has witnessed dozens of terrorist assaults over the past few years, the shock and revulsion expressed by Pakistanis on Saturday over the carnage at two mosques of the minority Ahmedi sect has been unprecedented. Members of the Ahmedi sect have often been assaulted or gunned down in targeted attacks since the Pakistani parliament adopted a law in 1974 that declared them non-Muslims but observers say Friday's attacks marked the first time their places of worship have been subjected to coordinated attacks by militants. The headline in The Dawn newspaper said "Ahmadis slain as they prayed" while the headline on the front page of The News simply read: "Deadly Friday!." Newspaper reports gave graphic details of the storming of the two mosques by terrorists armed with suicide vests, grenades and assault rifles. On entering the prayer halls, they lobbed grenades and fired indiscriminately. When three attackers at one mosque were cornered by police, they blew themselves up. Ninety-five people were killed and over 100 injured in the attacks. In an editorial titled "Terror in Lahore", The Dawn questioned why "were the attackers able to enter the premises so easily, especially at sites known to be targets?" It said authorities should have been at a heightened state of alert as banners denouncing religions other than Islam had appeared in parts of Lahore recently. The News, in its editorial, said the attacks at places of worship were "a testament to how fanaticism can rouse the savage within men and what inhumanity religious intolerance, if allowed to grow unchecked, can lead to." The attacks were a continuation of the violence directed at Ahmedis since the 1950s, it said. The Express Tribune, in its editorial, said the attacks "are more or less an inevitable outcome of the intolerance and bigotry found in Pakistan today - we say 'today' because while it began many years ago and was facilitated actively by the state during General Zia's days, it persists and has perhaps grown stronger than ever." There was considerable discussion of the attacks in Pakistan's active internet community, with blogs and websites buzzing with outrage at the carnage. Human Rights Commission of Pakistan representative Tahira Abdullah called for a ban on some religious TV shows, such as Alim Online on Geo News, saying its host had spoken against Ahmedis and even backed religious hardliners who declared the killing of members of the sect a "rightful act." "The government has failed to protect minorities. Pakistan is no more a safe place for minorities," she said. ++++ http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\05\29\story_29-5-2010_pg1_1 Saturday, May 29, 2010 Ahmedis targeted in Lahore carnage * 80 killed, 92 injured as gunmen wearing suicide vests storm two Ahmedi worship places in Model Town and Garhi Shahu * Two of seven attackers arrested, one seriously injured after three-hour-gunbattle with security personnel * Rana Sanaullah says one arrested attacker is teenaged Pashtun By Shahnawaz Khan and Hammad Yassar LAHORE: Terrorists wearing suicide vests stormed two places of worship of the Ahmedi community on Friday, initiating an over three-hour-long standoff that resulted in the killing of 80 worshippers. At least 92 people were injured in the attacks and were moved to various hospitals across the city. The dead included children and elderly people. The grenade-and-gun attack began when the assailants stormed the worship places in Lahore's Model Town and Garhi Shahu areas, a few minutes before special Friday worship began at the two facilities. Both the attacks were assisted by suicide bombers and began with a difference of a few minutes. Squads of terrorists stormed into the facilities' halls firing guns, throwing grenades and taking hostages in one of the deadliest targeting of Ahmedis in Pakistan. "At least 70 people have been killed in both the attacks," Lahore District Coordination Officer Sajjad Bhutta told reporters. Doctor Rizwan Naseer, head of the Rescue 1122 service in Lahore, said 108 people were injured as police continued to search for any remaining attackers. District civil defence official Mazhar Ahmed earlier put the death toll at 64. "We have taken as many as 42 dead bodies from Garhi Shahu so far and more are coming," he said. Another 22 died in Model Town, he added. Arrests: After battling the terrorists for hours at the two under-siege worship places, city police claimed to have arrested two of the attackers from Model Town and one suspect from the Garhi Shahu facility for Ahmedis' worship. Police said the suspected terrorist apprehended in the Garhi Shahu attack was arrested when he tried to escape the facility under the garb of a worshipper. The terrorists resorted to the same method of attack they applied in the attack at the Rescue 15 office on May 27, 2009. TV channels ran footage of the cross-firing between the terrorists hiding inside the Garhi Shahu facility and police all day, with announcements being repeated from loudspeakers in nearby mosques asking people to stay away from the worship facility and take refuge at safe places. In Garhi Shahu, witnesses said two bikers reached the main gate of the worship place, both armed and carrying bags in their hand. They opened indiscriminate fire at the security personnel, killing 14 people instantly. The attackers then hurled hand grenades in and around the facility, raising clouds of blinding smoke in the area. Meanwhile, five others joined the attackers and rushed inside the facility. One of the attackers took position atop the facility's minaret, launching sporadic firing from his refuge. The rest held worshippers hostage, killing them at will with gunfire and grenades. Police contingents at the Ahmedi worship facility in Model Town said there were three attackers. "They came into the mosque from the back and started firing. They were armed with hand grenades and suicide vests and other weapons," senior police official Rana Ayaz told reporters. According to the details, the three terrorists who attacked the Model Town facility first killed people deputed at the main gate for security and then entered the facility, hurdling hand grenades all around. Security personnel deployed inside the facility retaliated with firing, but the attackers hurled more grenades and entered the main praying hall, taking the people present hostage. They retorted to indiscriminate firing at the people busy in prayers, killing several on the spot. Police arrived shortly after and launched a rescue operation. One of the attackers blew himself up as police made headway into the facility, while the rescue party arrested the other two after they were injured in the gunbattle. Law minister: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said the terrorist arrested in Model Town had been identified as Muhammad, while the other was unconscious. He added that that one hailed from Rahim Yar Khan, while the other was a teenaged Pashtun. ++++ http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\05\29\story_29-5-2010_pg1_3 Saturday, May 29, 2010 Terrorists have no religion, says Zardari ISLAMABAD: Condemning terrorist acts on the Ahmedi community in Lahore on Friday, President Asif Ali Zardari said terrorists had no religion and such acts of barbarism could not break the resolve of the government and the people of Pakistan to defeat terrorism. Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani also condemned the attacks and expressed grief over the loss of precious lives. Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Minister of State for Information Samsam Ali Bukhari also strongly condemned Friday's attacks. app [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
