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Kenya terror attack: A Indian killed as he couldn’t name Prophet Muhammad’s mother

Kenya terror attack: An Indian killed when he could not name the mother of the Prophet Muhammad

Nairobi : The attackers Westgate Mall Kenya who spoke Swahili and targeted non-Muslims , killed an Indian just because he could not tell what was the name of the mother of the prophet Muhammad.

According to a report in the Guardian , one of the survivors named Joshua Hakim narrated the events of the horrific attack , saying how the Indian was killed.

" Can an Indian man came and said : " What is the name of the mother of Muhammad when he could not answer , they shot him , "said Hakim owes its survival to its name, which sounds like a Muslim .

The attackers were of Somali origin and speak Swahili. They called on Muslims to identify themselves and leave .

When the turn of Joshua , he managed to hide his Christian name by putting his thumb on the ID, simply exposing the Muslim-sounding name and escaped terrorists.

Another survivor , a computer engineer told the Guardian that the militants fired indiscriminately on people like "throwing corn to the chickens ."

Among those killed , there were two Indians , one was an engineer from Chennai, Sridhar Natarajan and the other was a boy of eight years Parmanshu Jain - the son of the director of the National Bank of Baroda .

In addition, two Canadians , two French , three Britons and an Australian were among those confirmed .

Although Kenya mall impasse which cost 68 lives, entered the third day today, al-Shabab militants who claim to be behind the attack remain locked inside the mall chic Westgate Nairobi .

Gunfire erupted Monday morning as fresh troops of the army of Kenya stepped up the fight against the militants.

The mall is very popular with expatriates and wealthy Kenyans and was targeted by Al Shabab militants ' s , in retaliation for the support of the Kenyan army to the UN mission in Somalia.

A Millitant Group Claims Responsibility For Twin Suicide Bombings At All Saints Church

A Millitant Group Claims Responsibility For Twin Suicide Bombings At All Saints Church

According to the Associated Press, Ahmad Marwat , who branded himself as the spokesman of the wing of the Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for the twin suicide bombings outside the Church.

"All non-Muslims in Pakistan are our target , and they will remain our goal as long as America fails to stop drone strikes in our country," Marwat told AFP by telephone.

" We carried out suicide bombings in PeshawarChurch and we will continue to strike foreigners and non-Muslims until stop drone attacks ," he warned.The spokesman for the militant group said: "They are the enemies of Islam , then we target them. We will continue our attacks against non-Muslims on Pakistani soil . "

Previously, the group has claimed responsibility for attacks on minority Shiites in the south -western Balochistan. Earlier this year in June , the group also claimed responsibility for the killing of 10 foreign climbers in base camp of Nanga Parbat , the second highest mountain in Pakistan after K -2.

According to official records , there were 17 incidents of drone attacks have been reviewed this year, killing 122 and injuring 20 .

Until that time, an agreement was approved earlier this month by the main political parties have given their consent to the government to hold talks with militants , but he did not show the way to any cuts in attacks . The anti- terrorist analysts believe , " peace initiative is destined to fail because the aggressive fundamentalist ravaging Pakistan Pakistani government and reject the Constitution as un-Islamic .

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said in a statement, " terrorists have no religion and target innocent is contrary to the teachings of Islam and all religions. Cruel acts of terrorism reflect the brutality and inhumane mentality of terrorists. "

While talking to reporters outside the hospital, the Pakistan Tehrik e Insaf chief Imran Khan said that the attack was a deliberate plot to undermine peace talks . "Is not it strange that whenever peace talks continue, these attacks take place , and I want to emphasize that there was also a drone strike today," he said . For a long time , Imran Khan was to blame the drone campaign as the derivation of the current turmoil of Pakistan.

Images of Twin Suicide Bomb attack on St. John church in Pakistan

Images of Twin Suicide Bomb attack on St. John church in Pakistan

Twin suicide bombers attack Peshawar St. John church

Twin suicide bombers attack Peshawar  St. John church in Pakistan, 56 killed

Peshawar: Two suicide bombers blew themselves outside a church in Pakistan’s Peshawar killing 56 people and injuring dozens, reports said Sunday. 

The suicide attack targeted St. John’s church in Peshawar’s Kohati gate area as Sunday services came to an end. 

According to Commissioner of Peshawar Sahibzada Muhammad Anis, the attack took place when worshippers were coming out of the church after Sunday Mass. 

The commissioner added that 600-700 people were inside the church at the time of the attack. 

Those injured have been rushed to the nearby hospital and more doctors have been called to the respond to the patients. 

The intensity of the blast was such that the windows of the nearby buildings were shattered. 

The police has cordoned off the area and the bomb disposal squad has also reached to the site.

The church is situated in a very congested locality which is always jam packed with the people mostly women as the area is the hub markets and shopping centres. The Christian community lives in the vicinity and visited the church for Sunday service in large number. 

No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but radical Islamists have been blamed for previous attacks on the country's minority communities, including Christians. 

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the attack, saying terrorists have no religion and targeting innocent people is against the teachings of Islam and all religions. 

He said such cruel acts of terrorism reflect the brutality and inhumane mind set of the terrorists.

Delhi Gangrape controversy

Delhi Gangrape controversy: Will burn my daughter alive if she had premarital sex, says Defence lawyer

New Delhi: In a shocking display of the decayed mentality of Indian society, AP Singh, the defence lawyer in the Delhi gang-rape case said he would have burnt his daughter alive if she was ever involved in love affairs or indulged in premarital sex.

"...If my daughter was having premarital sex and moving around at night with her boyfriend, I would have burnt her alive. I would not have let this situation happen. All parents should adopt such an attitude," AP Singh said referring to the gang-rape case infront of mediapersons.

This shocking statement came a day after the verdict in the December 16 gang-rape case was announced by a Delhi fast-track-court yesterday. The court had given death sentence to four accused who had gang-raped a 23-year-old paramedical student in a moving bus in the capital city on the fateful night of December 16, 2012.

AP Singh, lawyer of two of the convicts even said that he would have burnt her daughter even if she was caught moving around at night with her boyfriend.

Meanwhile, the Delhi Bar Council has taken a serious view of lawyer AP Singh's statement after it received many complaints from NGOs and other organisations condemning the statement made by him.

Murari Tiwari, Secretary of the lawyers' body said he has been receiving verbal complaints from NGOs and various other organisations condemning Singh's statement.

"I have asked the complainants to give their complaints to us in writing. In case we don't receive any complaint in writing, then the DBC would suo motu take up the issue at its September 20 meeting. Agenda of the meeting will be prepared soon and circulated among the 45 members," he said.

Tiwari also said Singh's statement comes under "professional misconduct" and the lawyers body can take action against him.

DBC's President Surya Prakash Khatri also condemned the statement and said "it doesn't call for any advocate to make such a statement."

The irresponsible remarks of AP Singh even put a question mark on the mindset of people that if educated once are so degraded then what can we say about those who are poor, uneducated, deprived of proper family guidance and bad parenting.

Indian judicial system says that every accused should be given a chance to put forward their point before the announcement of the verdict so that no innocent get punishment. But in the Delhi gang-rape case it looks like the Defence lawyer has lost his mind including the case which is pricking him the most. 

IPL spot-fixing

IPL spot-fixing case: BCCI imposes life ban on Sreesanth, Chavan

New Delhi: Cracking the whip on corrupt players, the BCCI today slapped life bans on Indian Test pacer S Sreesanth and spinner Ankeet Chavan for being involved in the IPL spot-fixing scam while handing out lesser punishments to some others in the scandal which rocked the Twenty20 league this year.

Amit Singh, a former Rajasthan Royals player, was handed a five-year ban while another RR cricketer Siddharth Trivedi got away with a lighter one-year suspension after the BCCI disciplinary committee met here to discuss anti-corruption chief Ravi Sawani's report on the scam.

"After considering the evidence on record and hearing each of the Players in person, the Disciplinary Committee has passed the following order...Mr Amit Singh is banned for a period of five years from playing any representative Cricket, or in any way being associated with the activities of the BCCI or its affiliates," BCCI Secretary Sanjay Patel said in a statement.

"Mr. Siddarth Trivedi is banned for a period of one year from playing any representative Cricket or in any way being associated with the activities of the BCCI or its affiliates.

"Mr. Ankeet Chavan is banned for life from playing any representative Cricket, or in any way being associated with the activities of the BCCI or its affiliates.

"Mr. S. Sreesanth is banned for life from playing any representative Cricket, or in any way being associated with the activities of the BCCI or its affiliates," the statement added.

Young spinner Harmeet Singh was, however, let off for lack of strong evidence against him.

"The case against Mr. Harmeet Singh has been closed in the absence of evidence against him."

The release had no mention of Ajit Chandila, who allegedly lured the cricketers into the spot-fixing net, but a BCCI official said a decision on him will be taken at a later stage.

Since Chandila has just been released on bail, the BCCI would like to give him an opportunity to depose in front of the committee before deciding the quantum of punishment.

The life bans on Sreesanth and Chavan were expected after Sawani had found them guilty of spot-fixing and had himself recommended a life ban.

The scandal, which broke out in May, had shaken the cash-rich Twenty20 event and led to a massive churning within the Board.

"All the disciplinary committee members were very cooperative and it went off well. I gave them my side of the story. All I have dreamt from childhood is to play for India and I will never cheat the game," Sreesanth said today after appearing before the committee.

"I have full faith in the judiciary as well as the BCCI and I will come clean on this whole issue," added the 30-year-old former Test pacer, who was clad in a white shirt and blue denim jeans and was accompanied by a friend, Manoj.

The five players' deposition came even as Sawani's report was discussed by the BCCI committee, headed by BCCI President N Srinivasan and comprising Board vice-Presidents Arun Jaitley and Niranjan Shah.

Sawani has held Sreesanth, Chandila and Chavan guilty of conceding a "pre-determined number of runs per over in exchange for bribes."

Trivedi and 21-year-old Harmeet were cleared of the spot-fixing charges, but were found guilty of not reporting the approaches made by bookmakers.

Sawani has recommended bans ranging from five years to lifetime for the players, who even served jail time before being granted bails.

"The disciplinary committee may consider my report and impose such sanctions as considered appropriate to send out a strong signal indicating the zero tolerance policy of the BCCI to any corruption in the sport that is so dear to millions of Indians and fans abroad," Sawani has said in the report.

"Obviously, the anti-corruption education given to the players had no impact on the conduct. Therefore, the players deserve no leniency whatsoever," he asserted.

A fourth player who did not appear before the committee but was found guilty is Amit Singh. Singh, part of the IPL till last year, was described by Sawani as "the bad fish that spoils the entire pond".

Today's meeting also assumed significance because of the presence of Srinivasan, who stepped aside as BCCI President after his son-in-law and Chennai Super Kings Team Principal Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested for alleged betting.

Srinivasan's company India Cements owns CSK.

The day-to-day functioning of the BCCI is currently being handled by former Board President Jagmohan Dalmiya but Srinivasan has rarely missed an opportunity to make his presence felt. By chairing today's meeting, he has once again tried to assert his position in the Board.

The spot-fixing scandal broke out when Sreesanth, Chavan and Chandila were arrested on May 16, along with 11 bookies, and were charged under the Indian Penal Code section 420 and 120B, which deal with fraud, cheating and criminal conspiracy.

The scandal led to an overhauling of the guidelines for players and owners in the IPL. The BCCI drew up an action plan called 'Operation Cleanup' which envisaged a series of measures to curb corruption in the IPL.

The cheerleaders were barred along with the after-match parties for players and support staff. It was also decided to restrict the movement of owners in the players dug-out and dressing room.