Halfway along the dangerous road to Kohat – deep in the lawless tribal belt between Pakistan and Afghanistan, and where Osama Bin Laden is widely believed to be sheltering – we passed a small whitewashed shrine that had recently been erected by the side of the road: “That is where the army ambushed and killed two al-Qaeda men escaping from Afghanistan,” said Javed Paracha. “Local people soon began to see the two martyrs in their dreams. Now we believe that they are saints. Already many cures and miracles have been reported. If any of our women want to ask anything special from God, they first come here.” He added: “They say that each shahid [martyr] emitted a perfume like that of roses. For many days a beautiful scent was coming from the place of their martyrdom.” Full Story
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