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 Yes, we need to provide the best possible coverage of MFI, but we should present the facts in a neutral way. Actually, Falconkhe mentioned something very interesting. He said MFI members were involved in terrorist activities and that MFI was responsible for hijacking a bus in Faislabad. This is a subject of controversy, and I feel it is important to address it. Actually what happened is that a certain Shahbaz Khan, who claimed to be the Imam Mehdi, claimed himself to be funded by Younus AlGohar and Messiah Foundation International. He claimed that he learned hypnotism from Younus AlGohar. He hijacked a bus in Faislabad with 50 followers, apparently, and then had a shoot-out with police. This happened in 2005. 

 This story was published by the Daily Times, the story can be found here. However I feel the need to draw your attention to the fact that according to this article, Mr. Khan stated that ""they were working under different names including Hizb-e-Riaz, Mehdi Foundation, Deen-e-Younas, Deen-e-Elahi, Sarkari Sufi and Anjuman-e-Sarfoshan-e-Islam."" Had he really been associated with MFI and/or ASI, he wouldn't have said that he was working under the banner of both ASI and MFI, as he would have known that the two groups do not work with each other at all.  

  
 I would also like to point out that this apparent story was published by the same newspaper who published this story. According to this particular story,  ""Riaz Gohar Shahi was arrested under the charges of the blasphemy law and was later murdered in jail because of his controversial religious ideas"". However this is completely false because Gohar Shahi was never put in jail, and left Pakistan for the United Kingdom, as he was being persecuted in Pakistan.  

 According to this report by the UNHCR, 

 In December 2005, the news agency UPI and the Pakistani newspapers Daily Times and The 
 Nation, citing Pakistan police sources, report alleged links between the Gohar Shahi group and 
 “self-proclaimed ‘Imam Mehdi’” Shahbaz Khan (The Nation, 19 December 2005; UPI, 27 
 December 2005; Daily Times, 28 December 2005). According to The Sunday Telegraph, 
 Shahbaz Khan was involved in a hostage-taking incident (The Sunday Telegraph, 15 January 
 2006). However, concerning links between Shahbaz and the Gohar Shahi group, The Sunday 
 Telegraph states: 
 “There is no suggestion that leaders of the Gohar Shahi religion either organised 
 [Shahbaz] Ahmed's actions in Pakistan or knew what he and his disciples were planning.” 
 (The Sunday Telegraph, 15 January 2006)(  )"