Hundreds of Pakistani Islamists commemorate bin Laden as hero![]() May 3, 2013 - 10:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta was filled with hundreds of Islamist al-Qaida supporters, as they rallied to commemorate the second anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death on Thursday, May 2, AFP reported. The rally brought together 450 participants and was organized by a pro-Taliban faction of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI). The crowd chanted, "long live Islamic jihad and long live Mulla Omar," and many of them allegedly held photos of bin Laden, 9/11 mastermind. "We are observing death anniversary of an Islamic hero, who was killed by American and Pakistani agents," JUI's central secretary for information, Maulana Abdul Sattar Chisti was quoted as saying at the ceremony, according to The Jerusalem Post. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |