Twitter abuzz over Munawar Hassan's 'treasonous' 'senseless' remarks
Hassan's contentious statement heavily criticised on social media.
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Munawar Hasan. PHOTO: INP/ FILE
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) ameer Syed Munawar Hassan’s contentious remarks about the Pakistan Army and martyrdom stirred a heated controversy – so much so that it got the military to issue a rare rejoinder.
In a recent TV programme, the JI chief had reportedly said that if an American who died on the battlefield was not a martyr, then his backers were also not martyrs because they were chasing the same goal. He had also called Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakimullah Mehsud – who was killed in a US drone strike recently – a ‘martyr.’
Social media was all abuzz over the issue, with many criticising the JI leader for his stance.
In a recent TV programme, the JI chief had reportedly said that if an American who died on the battlefield was not a martyr, then his backers were also not martyrs because they were chasing the same goal. He had also called Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakimullah Mehsud – who was killed in a US drone strike recently – a ‘martyr.’
Social media was all abuzz over the issue, with many criticising the JI leader for his stance.