Tag: Jamaat-e-Islami

  • J&K polls: Talat Majeed, former Jama’ateIslami member joins Assembly Elections

    Dr Talat Majeed, a former member of the banned Jama’ateIslami J&K, is contesting the Pulwama Assembly constituency as an independent candidate in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. Historically, Jama’ateIslami members have adhered to a policy of nonparticipation in elections, a stance maintained since 1987. The party was also part of the separatist Hurriyat Conference from 1993 to 2003, during which it advocated for election boycotts. .

  • Suicide assault at Jamaat-e-Islami chief’s convoy in Balochistan

    By India Today World Desk: A suicide assault was carried out near the convoy of Jamaat-e-Islami chief Siraj ul Haq in Zhob, Balochistan, on Friday.

    Initial tales reveal that on the very least 5 people had been injured throughout the assault. However, Siraj ul Haq is protected.

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    ØçÙÄحمØïÙÄÙÄہ سØñØçج ØçÙÄحق محفوظ ہیں۔ جÙÄسہ عØçم سے خطØçØè Úéے ÙÄیے ژوØè میں موجوØï تھے
    — Jamaat e Islami Pakistan (@JIPOfficial) May 19, 2023

    On its official Twitter cope with, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) acknowledged that its chief is protected and the attacker was killed.

    Amir Jamaat-e-Islami and former Senator Siraj Ul Haq survived a suicide assault throughout the Zhob district of Balochistan.
    Drone footage 👇 pic.twitter.com/M7wAa8D567
    — Zain (@zain91) May 19, 2023

    “JI emir Siraj reached Quetta today and had to go further to Zhob where he has a political gathering today. When he was entering Zhob and people were welcoming him, a person came and blew himself up,” celebration spokesperson Faisal Sharif acknowledged in a video message, as reported by Dawn.

  • Jama’at-e-Islami and free thinkers to debate on human morality in Kozhikode

    By Express News Service

    KOZHIKODE: Jama’at-e-Islami chief T Muhammad Velam and free thinker C Ravichandran will lock horns at a debate on ‘Is human a moral being’ as a part of the Touchstone debate collection organised by the Essense Global in Kozhikode on March 11.

    Velam is the state shura (consultative physique) member of the Jama’at-e-Islami and former president of the Solidarity Youth Movement. He is the editor of Janapaksham journal and the state committee member of the Welfare Party of India. Velam instructed TNIE that the suggestion for the controversy got here from the facet of the Essense. “It is improper for me to comment on the debate as I am one of the debaters,” he mentioned.

    Sheikh Muhammad Karakkunnu, Jama’at secretary, mentioned that his organisation has a historical past of participating atheists and communists prior to now. “Many such debates were held at places including Kozhikode, Koyilandi and Tirur. The topics of debates were mainly the existence of God, Sharia and marriage and divorce in Islam,” he mentioned.

    “Me and O Abdurahman used to represent the Jama’at and U Kalanathan and Abdul Ali Kappad spoke from the atheists’ side. The debates were held in a cordial atmosphere and the difference of opinion never affected our personal relationship,” he mentioned.

    Ravichandran mentioned that his debates aren’t the continuation of those carried out by atheists or rationalists in Kerala. “We don’t have the support of any group or organisation,” he mentioned. Asked in regards to the relevance and results of such debates, he mentioned it’s unrealistic to count on rapid adjustments. “Cerebral changes occur very slowly and we don’t expect dramatic results from the debates,” Ravichandran mentioned.

    Debates with Islam, nevertheless, have produced some seen outcomes. Many folks have walked out of Islam and are expressing their opinion overtly. The gesture from Advocate C Shukkur, who raised voice in opposition to inequality by ladies inside the faith, might be thought of as a cumulative impact of the debates, Ravichandran mentioned.

    KOZHIKODE: Jama’at-e-Islami chief T Muhammad Velam and free thinker C Ravichandran will lock horns at a debate on ‘Is human a moral being’ as a part of the Touchstone debate collection organised by the Essense Global in Kozhikode on March 11.

    Velam is the state shura (consultative physique) member of the Jama’at-e-Islami and former president of the Solidarity Youth Movement. He is the editor of Janapaksham journal and the state committee member of the Welfare Party of India. Velam instructed TNIE that the suggestion for the controversy got here from the facet of the Essense. “It is improper for me to comment on the debate as I am one of the debaters,” he mentioned.

    Sheikh Muhammad Karakkunnu, Jama’at secretary, mentioned that his organisation has a historical past of participating atheists and communists prior to now. “Many such debates were held at places including Kozhikode, Koyilandi and Tirur. The topics of debates were mainly the existence of God, Sharia and marriage and divorce in Islam,” he mentioned.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    “Me and O Abdurahman used to represent the Jama’at and U Kalanathan and Abdul Ali Kappad spoke from the atheists’ side. The debates were held in a cordial atmosphere and the difference of opinion never affected our personal relationship,” he mentioned.

    Ravichandran mentioned that his debates aren’t the continuation of those carried out by atheists or rationalists in Kerala. “We don’t have the support of any group or organisation,” he mentioned. Asked in regards to the relevance and results of such debates, he mentioned it’s unrealistic to count on rapid adjustments. “Cerebral changes occur very slowly and we don’t expect dramatic results from the debates,” Ravichandran mentioned.

    Debates with Islam, nevertheless, have produced some seen outcomes. Many folks have walked out of Islam and are expressing their opinion overtly. The gesture from Advocate C Shukkur, who raised voice in opposition to inequality by ladies inside the faith, might be thought of as a cumulative impact of the debates, Ravichandran mentioned.

  • In Jammu and Kashmir, NIA raids towards Jamaat males

    Express News Service

    SRINAGAR  The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Monday carried out raids at a number of areas towards members of banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in Doda and Jammu districts of militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir in reference to a terror funding probe.

    NIA sleuths carried out searches at premises of six suspects in Doda district and one suspect in Jammu district, an NIA spokesman stated. “Searches led to recovery of incriminating literature, receipts of funds raised by JeI, bank and property related documents, and electronic devices,” the NIA spokesman stated.

    According to him, the case pertains to JeI, which even after its declaration as Unlawful Association in 2019, continues to boost funds in numerous kinds purportedly for charitable functions.

    “These funds are however being diverted to militant organisations, such as Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, Lashkar-e-Toiba etc for promoting militant activities in Kashmir valley as well as the rest of India,” the NIA stated.

    The NIA – assisted by police and paramilitary CRPF males – carried out searches at Dhara-Gundana, Munshi Mohalla, Akramband, Nagri Nai Basti, Kharoti Bhagwah, Thalela and Malothi Bhalla areas in Doda district and Bhatindi in Jammu.

    The case was registered suo-motu on 05.02.2021 and NIA has filed chargesheet towards 4 folks within the case thus far.

    SRINAGAR  The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Monday carried out raids at a number of areas towards members of banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in Doda and Jammu districts of militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir in reference to a terror funding probe.

    NIA sleuths carried out searches at premises of six suspects in Doda district and one suspect in Jammu district, an NIA spokesman stated. “Searches led to recovery of incriminating literature, receipts of funds raised by JeI, bank and property related documents, and electronic devices,” the NIA spokesman stated.

    According to him, the case pertains to JeI, which even after its declaration as Unlawful Association in 2019, continues to boost funds in numerous kinds purportedly for charitable functions.

    “These funds are however being diverted to militant organisations, such as Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, Lashkar-e-Toiba etc for promoting militant activities in Kashmir valley as well as the rest of India,” the NIA stated.

    The NIA – assisted by police and paramilitary CRPF males – carried out searches at Dhara-Gundana, Munshi Mohalla, Akramband, Nagri Nai Basti, Kharoti Bhagwah, Thalela and Malothi Bhalla areas in Doda district and Bhatindi in Jammu.

    The case was registered suo-motu on 05.02.2021 and NIA has filed chargesheet towards 4 folks within the case thus far.

  • Trouble mounts on Bangladesh opposition as court docket lists 2004 arms haul case for listening to

    The Bangladesh’s excessive court docket bench will hear an enchantment within the 2004 arms haul case on October 18, including to the troubles of the nation’s Opposition – the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its ally, the Jamaat-e-Islami.

    These weapons had been allegedly introduced from China for the Assam separatist group, ULFA. Two of the convicts are lifeless.

    Top functionaries of the BNP-JAMAAT authorities, together with two ministers, had been discovered concerned and later convicted for involvement within the sensational case.

    In Bangladesh, if a decrease court docket sentences an individual to demise, the judgment is examined by the excessive court docket.

    The case paperwork and judgment have reached the excessive court docket whereas a number of convicts within the case have filed separate appeals with the court docket difficult the sooner verdict towards them.

    On January 16, the demise reference and enchantment of the accused sentenced to demise had been listed on the High Court’s agenda.

    Also Read: | Ziaur Rahman’s ‘Peyare Pakistan’ tune nonetheless performed by BNP: Bangladesh PM

    THE 2004 ARMS HAUL CASE

    In April 2004, when the BNP-Jamaat coalition was in energy within the nation, an enormous consignment of arms was seized from the CUFL Ghat within the port metropolis of Chittagong.

    Ten vans had been lined as much as carry the consignment. Following the restoration, two circumstances had been filed with the police in Karnaphuli below the Arms Act and the Special Powers Act.

    On January 30, 2014, the Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court and Special Tribunal-1 Judge SM Mojibur Rahman sentenced 14 folks, together with two ministers of the BNP-JAMAAT coalition, to demise below the Special Powers Act. Under the Arms Act, the 14 had been sentenced to life imprisonment.

    On February 4, 2014, the 514-page verdict within the two circumstances was revealed.

    Two of the convicts, Jamaat Amir and former agriculture minister Motiur Rahman Nizami, walked to the gallows when convicted within the 1971 battle crimes trials for atrocities towards Bengalis in collaboration with the Pakistan Army. Another convict – a former high intelligence official, Abdur Rahim – died of Covid-19. The chief of a army wing, Paresh Barua, additionally convicted within the case, has not appealed.

    Also Read: | Violent overthrow of presidency, no polls: Bangladesh opposition’s menace

    Interestingly, on Wednesday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma credited the present Bangladesh premier and Awami League Chief, Sheikh Hasina, for taking sufficient steps that helped curb militancy and terrorism in Assam.

    Lauding the prime minister’s efforts, Sarma mentioned the crackdown by the Bangladesh authorities on the rebel group United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) contained in the nation has “tremendously helped Assam”.

    The enchantment will flip the main target again on the lively patronage to gunrunning and terrorism through the BNP-JAMAAT rule between 2001 and 2006.

    Since the Chittagong arms seizure was adopted by the lethal grenade assault on an Awami League rally inside 4 months – an assault that just about killed Sheikh Hasina, it uncovered the unholy alliance Tarique Rahman held with the pro-Pak Jamaat occasion to destroy the secular polity of the nation.

    It can even flip the lights on to the BNP’s de-facto chief, Tarique Rahman, who has been dwelling in London for over a decade to evade punishment after conviction within the 2004 grenade assault on Sheikh Hasina’s rally that killed nearly 30 Awami League leaders and activists. Those interesting the demise sentence, together with former junior residence minister Lutfor Zaman Babar, had been shut confidantes of Tarique who loved an in depth relationship with Pakistan’s spy company ISI.

    Also Read: | Bangladesh’s former premier Khaleda Zia’s sentence stayed for one more 6 months

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