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Al-Jazeera, Feb 19 - Pakistan's ruling party has conceded electoral defeat, as opposition parties won enough seats to form a new government that could threaten the rule of Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistani president, according to partial results.

KOTA BAHARU, 19 Feb (Bernama) - Menteri Besar Kelantan Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat berkata istilah "Orang Utan" yang ditujunya kepada Umno adalah bertujuan untuk menyedarkan mereka.

Beliau berkata, Islam membenarkan umatnya menggunakan perkataan keras seperti itu semata-mata untuk menyedarkan golongan yang jauh tersesat.

"Orang yang tolak Islam bermakna dia tolak anugerah Allah. Dan kalau tolak anugerah Allah maksudnya setaraf dengan makhluk yang lain.

"Saya masih berlapik dengan gunakan perkataan Orang Utan dan tidak guna istilah "binatang" secara terang-terangan," katanya ketika ditemui pemberita di pejabatnya di sini, hari ini.

Dua hari lalu ketika di Kedah, Mursyidul Am Pas itu dilaporkan berkata, Pas Kelantan bukan berdepan dengan sebuah parti politik di negeri itu pada pilihan raya umum ini sebaliknya Orang Utan yang tidak tahu undang-undang dan agama.

Kenyataan itu telah menimbulkan kemarahan pemimpin Umno yang menyifatkan perbuatan menyamakan manusia dengan binatang adalah amat tidak wajar dan menghina.

Nik Abdul Aziz meminta pemimpin dan anggota Umno agar tidak cepat melatah sebaliknya memahami maksud sebenar yang tersirat daripada kenyataannya itu.

"Sekali sekala kita beri nasihat dan sekali sekala kita kena rotan kalau tidak endah juga.

"(Dalam hal ini) saya sudah nasihat dan kalau tidak dengar juga terpaksalah kita rotan," katanya.

Beliau berkata di dalam Al-Quran ada disebut orang yang menolak hukum Islam adalah diibarat seperti binatang.

"Tidak perlulah orang Umno nak terasa hati (atas kenyataannya itu)," katanya.

Dan sedikit selingan..

Kuala Lumpur (PTI) Feb 16 - In a fresh crackdown on ethnic Indians, Malaysian police on Saturday fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse over 200 protesters who tried to march to Parliament in defiance of a ban to give roses to premier Abdullah Badawi to "seek justice".

More than 100 people, including supporters and members of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) that has been spearheading anti-government protests against alleged mariginalisation of the community, were rounded up by police and all but six were later released.

Police had barricaded roads leading to Parliament house to prevent the rally which had been denied permission.

Taking a cue from 'Gandhigiri', the flower-clutching Indians, some of whom wore saffron T-shirts, attempted to gather at the Independence Square here.

"The yellow flowers are a symbol of our cry for justice," a statement by Hindraf said while demanding the release of five of its leaders who have been held under the draconian Internal Security Act for taking part in a massive anti-government protest in November.

The six people detained on Saturday were sent to Pudu jail and will be charged for taking part in the march declared illegal by the government, Eshwari Wayathamoorthy, wife of Hindraf Chief-in-exile P Wayathamoorthy told PTI.

Wayathamoorthy's five-year-old daughter Vvaishnavvi had planned to walk to Parliament with some other children and Hindraf supporters to give flowers to Abdullah and also appeal for the release of her "five uncles".

"My daughter and other children were kept in the car. We never expected police would fire water cannon and tear gas," Vvaishnnavi's mother said.

Vvaishnnavi wanted to present roses to Badawi and had last month written a letter to him urging him to be present at the Parliament house to receive the Valentine flowers from her and other children.

Vvaishnnavi's mother said her daughter was terrified when police was firing tear gas. "She saw the scene from the car and was terrified," Eshwari said.

Saturday's rally came ahead of general elections on March 8, a year ahead of schedule.

Police had denied a permit to Hindraf to hold the rally and had set up barricades along main roads leading to Parliament. However some 200 people managed to gather at a nearby building shouting "Long Live Hindraf" and "We want our rights." Police sprayed chemical-laced water and tear gas to disperse the crowd.

Hindraf shot to prominence after it organised an unprecedented demonstration on November 25 to protest against alleged marginalisation of ethnic Indians. More than 20,000 ethnic Indians attended the rally, taking the government by total surprise.

Five Hindraf leaders were detained under the controversial ISA while the outfit's chief Wayathamoorthy left the country and is currently in London on self-imposed exile.

Indians form 7.8 per cent of the country's total population of 27 million and are mostly Hindus with origin from Tamil Nadu. The Muslim Malays form 60 per cent of the population while the Chinese, who account for 25 per cent, are Buddhists or Christians. Malaysia allows the practice of all regions.

The government has denied allegations of marginalisation of Indians. However, the November 25 rally took the government and the people by total surprise and since then the government leaders have been busy wooing ethnic Indians and promising to seriously look into their woes.

"Allah will evaluate me and question me if I have been just and fair. Have you done this or not? I cannot lie. Allah knows if I lie. As a Muslim, I cannot be enemies with others, I cannot hate any race, I cannot hate any group." Pak Lah, NST, Dec 02, 2007

Tapi orang kata Pak Lah pembohong.
It's hardly 24 Hour ... Wonder how much he lies in...
Who's lying now?
Cakap tak serupa bikin
kick out the liar
more - adopted from Husin Lempoyang

JELI, Bernama 9 Februari - Barisan Nasional (BN) sama sekali tidak mengamalkan politik balas dendam kepada kakitangan kerajaan negeri Kelantan yang kini ditadbir PAS sekiranya BN menguasai Kelantan pada pilihan raya umum ke-12 akan datang.

Timbalan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak semasa memberikan jaminan itu berkata adalah menjadi pendirian BN untuk menghormati parti lawan dan penyokong mereka malah mereka akan tetap mendapat layanan sama rata sekiranya BN memerintah di negeri itu. lagi

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 (Bernama) -- The Islamic Da'wah Foundation Malaysia (Yadim) sees the upcoming Al-Azhar Alumni World Conference which will discuss efforts in rebuilding Islamic civilisation, as a testimony of the renowned Egyptian university's support for Islam Hadhari.

Its president, Datuk Mohd Nakhaie Ahmad, said the working papers to be tabled at the three-day conference from Feb 15 here were selected by the Al-Azhar University which supported the implementation of Islam Hadhari.

"They support the implementation of Islam Hadhari because this is the first time a country draws up a programme on Islamic civilisation when previously no other Islamic countries have translated government policies towards rebuilding Islamic civilisation," he told Bernama here Thursday.

He said Yadim, as the programme secretariat, would translate and publish all the working papers and resolutions of the conference and discuss with the university in implementing the resolutions at the global level on the belief that the governments of Islamic countries would give serious attention to the resolutions.

The conference, themed "Islam Hadhari: Between Heritage and Present Challenges", is expected to draw over 1,000 participants including from overseas.

Nakhaie said the Al-Azhar had given the mandate for Malaysia to decide the theme of the conference and titles of the working papers pointing to the theme.

He said scholars of the Al-Azhar were very excited to see the development and success of Islamic policies in Malaysia, such as in Islamic education, Tabung Haji pilgrimage fund and the Islamic financial system thrusting on Islamic civilisation.

Presently, he said, students from other Islamic countries were vying to further their studies in the religion and other fields in Malaysia, making it a hub for Islamic education and other fields of knowledge.

"The idea to hold the conference in this country came from the Sheikhul of Al-Azhar Dr Muhammed Sayyid Tantawi before it was agreed upon by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

"The Sheikhul of Al-Azhar is of the opinion that one Islamic country strong in understanding and implementing Islamic policies is Malaysia on the back of the present Islamic world which is unstable and plague by disturbances triggered by differences between schools of thought," he said.

Nakhaie said divisions in the various Islamic streams would be touched during the conference as among internal challenges in Islamic civilisation while one of the external challenges to be discussed would be western thoughts which could be accepted by Islam.

He said the scholars and conference participants would also discuss the question of Islamic civilisation heritage.

"We want the Islamic mainstream belief held by the Companions of the Prophet, the scholars who inherit their knowledge traditions and the Sunni in understanding the Quran, to be preserved," he said.

SUNGAI PETANI, Feb 7 (Bernama) -- The people should continue their support to the government to empower Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to implement long-term development plans, which have been drawn up, for the people's well-being.

Information Minister Datuk Seri Zainuddin Maidin said that as the head of government, the Prime Minister has long-term plans for the people's socio-economic development.

He said it was not fair for anyone to evaluate Abdullah's performance and deliverance within a five-year period.

"In a matter of just one term (as prime minister), we cannot assess (his real performance). We must give a chance to the Prime Minister to lead the nation," he told reporters after dining with the Chinese community in Merbok here last night.

Zainuddin, who is also Merbok member of parliament, said that in five years Abdullah had proven his long-term planning through the introduction of regional development corridors -- Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER), Eastern Corridor Economic Region (ECER), Iskandar Development Region (IDR) and Sabah Development Corridor (SDC).

The minister said the people had confidence in Abdullah's leadership to continue steering the nation to greater heights.

Zainuddin said the people of Kelantan would also enjoy more vigorous development if they voted out the PAS-led state government in favour of the Barisan Nasional (BN) in this general election.

He said the Abdullah-helmed government had improved the public delivery system to the people and had simplified procedures and made transactions easier with government departments and agencies.

The government had also taken measures to contain price hikes of essential goods and had preserved peace and harmony among the various races and had taken crime-prevention measures to address rising crime cases, he said.

The national economy had also recorded encouraging growth to stimulate the nation's future progress, he said.

"Hence, the people should continue to give their solid support to Abdullah's leadership," he added