We will kill Americans, JuD spews venom over NATO strikes

Spewing venom, leaders of the Jamaat-ud-Dawah, a banned group blamed for the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, have vowed to convert Pakistan into a "Taliban state" and to train youths to wage jihad against the United States and India.

Image: Supporters of Jamaat-ud-Dawa hold placards while shouting ant-American slogans during a demonstration in Lahore on Tuesday

Addressing a protest meet outside the Lahore Press Club on Tuesday against the recent NATO strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, senior JuD leader Ameer Hamza said the Pakistan army chief should know he had the full support of the group, which would turn its followers into skilled fighters.
"JuD will make all of its fighters into Taliban. There will be Taliban in Punjab University, in Government College, in Agriculture University Faisalabad," Hamza said, referring to several leading educational institutions of Punjab province.

Photographs: Mohsin Raza/Reuters