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to silence moderate voices
Saturday, June 13, 2009
By Asim Hussain
LAHORE: The assassination of Dr Sarfraz Naeemi seems an attempt to silence one of the most moderate voices among the top scholars. His colleagues and close aides view his killing as part of a conspiracy to fuel the growing sectarian tension in the country.
Naeemi has been a critic of the US presence in the region and opposed Musharraf’s decision to shoulder the US war on terror in Afghanistan, and had to pay the price for his opposition by serving terms in prison.
Maulana Naeemi suspected American and Indian hands behind the present Taliban insurgency and till his last breath was demanding exposing the elements responsible for directly supplying arms and money to the Taliban.
Only 48 hours before his death, while addressing “Save Pakistan Ulema Convention” here, Naeemi warned that if Pakistan did not stop fighting the US war and plug the money and arms supply to the Taliban from the US, India and other countries, the country’s nuclear assets and integrity would be at stake.
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