| Abdul Rashid Ghazi عبدالرشيد غازی |
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 During press conference at red mosque 2007 |
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| Born | January 29, 1964 Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Died | July 10, 2007 (aged 43) Lal Masjid, Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Cause of death | Gunshot injury |
| Resting place | Basti Abdullah, Rojhan |
| Nationality | Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Quaid-i-Azam University |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Islamic students |
| Years of service | 1998–2007 |
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Abdul Rashid Ghazi (عبدالرشيد غازی; ca. 1964−July 10, 2007)[1] was an Islamist Pakistani cleric; son of Maulana Muhammad Abdullah, and younger brother of Abdul Aziz Ghazi. He was descended from the Sadwani clan of Mazari tribe in the town of Rojhan in Rajanpur, the border district of Punjab province of Pakistan.[2]
Abdul Rashid Ghazi was killed in "intense crossfire" during Operation Silence after Pakistan Army Special Operations Commands's teams stormed the building he and his students had been using.
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Early life [link]
In his youth Abdul Rashid Ghazi defied his father's wish that he receive formal Islamic education as he wanted to live a modern life. He completed his MSc in International Relations from Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad in 1987-1988.[3] According to one of his professor, "He was a normal, modern student who was well adjusted to a co-educational system.".[3] After finishing this degree he obtained a job at the Ministry of Education in Islamabad, and also worked with UNESCO.[3]
After the assassination of his father inside the mosque in 1998,[3] he and his brother became leaders of Jamia Hafsa and Jamia Faridia madrassas.
Under the leadership of Ghazi and his brother the mosque and the madrassa attached to it challenged the polices of the Pakistani government; in particular the military operations against pro-Taleban militants in Pakistan's tribal areas. A fatwa issued by the mosque describing militants killed during the campaign as 'martyrs' led to a rapid deterioration in relations between Pervez Musharraf and Ghazi. The Pakistan government claimed Ghazi was involved in a plot against the president, the army and parliament; however this was later refuted by the government minister for religious affairs.[4]
Death [link]
Students from the mosque started kidnapping people they considered to be 'un-Islamic'. This led to an escalating confrontation with security forces and eventually an armed stand-off. The Pakistan Army decided to take an action against Ghazi, and it was begun as Pakistan Army Special Forces (SF), Pakistan Army Rangers, and Special Service Group (SSG) stormed the mosque. The Pakistan Ministry of Interior reported that Ghazi was killed on 10 July 2007 during Operation Silence. According to the ISPR the body of Ghazi was found in the basement of the Lal Masjid.
References [link]
- ^ Cameron-Moore, Simon "Pakistan counts costs of bloody end to mosque siege" Reuters, 10, July 2007 retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ Tadfeen Islamabad mein ki jaey BBCUrdu, 11 July 2007, retrieved 21 July 2009
- ^ a b c d "Islamabad Red Mosque Cleric Ghazi Killed" Pakistan Times, 11 July 2007, retrieved 27 July 2009
- ^ Farooqui, Asif "Obituary: Abdul Rashid Ghazi", BBC, July, 2007 , retrieved 27 July 2009.
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Synopsis
Lord Refa and a high-ranking minister of the Centauri government arrive on Babylon 5. Refa is a powerful and sinister aristocrat and a onetime ally of Londo Mollari, another aristocrat and the Centauri Ambassador to Babylon 5. However, the two men have since become bitter rivals and enemies, and their rivalry has become so troublesome and vindictive that the Centauri Emperor himself has ordered it to end. To that end, Refa has brought the Centauri Minister - the Emperor's representative - to Babylon 5 to see just how dangerous Londo has become, and to convince him to side with Refa. Londo visits the Minister and announces that he will end the rivalry. He tells his aide Vir Cotto about his plan - he will lure G'Kar, a famous Narn and another enemy, back to the Centauri-occupied Narn homeworld. Once there, G'Kar will be captured by soldiers loyal to Londo's House and turned over to the Centauri Emperor, thus winning the Emperor's favor for Londo. Vir, horrified, protests, but Londo dismisses his concerns and gives Vir a fake message to take to G'Kar's quarters. Vir initially protests, but Londo swears that he will see Vir's family severely broken before all of the Centaurum if he does not defer to Londo's wishes. The message is meant to lure G'Kar back to his homeworld. Shortly afterwards, Vir is kidnapped by Refa's agents and his mind is forcibly scanned by a Centauri telepath. Having thus learned of Londo's plan, Refa tells the Minister that he will end the rivalry by presenting the Emperor with the much-wanted Narn rebel G'Kar, thus winning the Emperor's favor for his House.
Abdul Rashid
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Abdul Rashid (judge)
Sir Mian Abdul Rashid (Urdu: سر میاں اعبد الرشيد; b. 29 June 1889 – 6 November 1981), Kt, KCSI, was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan, legal philosopher, one of the founding fathers of Pakistan, and a jurist. He belonged to well-known Arain Mian Family of Baghbanpura, Lahore.
Education
He received his early education at Central Model School in Lahore, and got his B.A. from Forman Christian College, also in Lahore, and a Tripos and Masters from Christ's College, Cambridge. In 1913 he was called to the Bar from the Inner Temple, London.
Law career
He started practising law at Lahore in 1913. He was appointed Assistant Legal Remembrancer in March 1925. From 1927 to 1931 he officiated as Government of Punjab's Advocate. He was appointed as Judge Lahore High Court in 1933. In 1946, he was made Chief Justice of Judicature at Lahore, and was knighted in that year's Birthday Honours list.
First Chief Justice of Pakistan
On 15 August 1947, when Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was sworn in as the first Governor-General of Pakistan, Rashid, as the most senior Muslim judge in British India, administered the oath of office to him.
