The Foreign Office told the press that Hamid was taken into custody two weeks ago and that the Pakistani embassy was working to get consular access.
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By Webdesk | June 26, 2015
LAHORE (Web Desk) – Prominent hardline commentator and self-styled ‘Defense Analyst’ Zaid Hamid has been arrested in Saudi Arabia, the Foreign Office confirmed on Friday.
Reportedly, Hamid was in visiting the Kingdom on a private tour with family when he was arrested for speaking against the Saudi kingdom.
The Foreign Office told the press that Hamid was taken into custody two weeks ago and that the Pakistani embassy was working to get consular access.
It is unclear what the charges against him are and under what law will he be tried. The Foreign Office said that the embassy was able to arrange Hamid’s wife to meet him in the prison and that she will be able to meet with him again on June 30th.
Often criticized as conspiracy theorist, Zaid Hamid has been vocal in his political stances; especially putting forward his version of government system and the foreign policy.
Last year, Hamid’s assistant blew the whistle and claimed Hamid wanted to use militancy and psychological tactics to further his agenda.
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I think it would be a rewarding experience for Hazrat Zaid Hamed, the Commander of the Faithful, Alaihe ma Alaihe. If they do behead him, he would go straight to Jannah, as he has spent all his life in lip-service to Islam and in making money from it and from talking about his "jihad" in Afghanistan. If, on the other hand, they don't behead him and he comes back to Pakistan in a few years' time he can make a fortune writing about his experiences in Saudi jails.
ReplyDeleteFor instance he can tell his audience that Saudis are very religious people, they even recite the Quran while kicking you about. This would make for good reading on the one hand and authenticate an old folklore tale of a similar story attributed to a Mirasi.
The story goes, roughly, as follows. A Mirasi went for Hajj. Every now and then he would be overpowered by "spiritual emotions" and burst out reciting Punjabi naats. Folks would be disturbed, but there being so much crowd, no one was really able to do something about it. Every now and then there would be a Punjabi close by who knew what and why the Mirasi was singing. He would give him something.
After the Hajj the Mirasi overstayed, thanks to some Punjabis "appreciating" his occasional bouts of singing and thanks to the Turkish rule. After a while the fellow decided to go to Medinah to pay extra respects to the Prophet (SAW).
One day he was outside the tomb of the Prophet (SAW) when he was over-powered by "spiritual emotions" and started singing " Mere mola bulalo madiney mujhey", when a shurta (policeman) accosted him. The fellow was rude to say the least and swore at him in Arabic kicking him every now and then. When the Mirasi's din didn't subside the policeman took him to the police station, to get some help in shutting the Mirasi's Punjabi down. It was beating and scolding by a couple of shurtas, and the realization that there was no one to "appreciate", that shut the Mirasi up and he sat down in a corner, exhausted.
Thanks again to the Turkish rule, beheading's weren't so much in vogue those days. So, the Mirasi got off with a couple of beatings and decided to head home. Back home he had stories of his "spiritual experiences" to tell. The episode in front of the Prophet's tomb would often get mentioned and he would often end his narrative with: "But this is important to remember that the Arabs are a very religious lot, they kept reciting the Quran while beating me up."