{"id":664,"date":"2023-08-16T15:13:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T09:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/35.185.130.28\/?p=664"},"modified":"2023-08-17T13:25:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T07:55:19","slug":"prayforjakarta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/prayforjakarta\/","title":{"rendered":"#PrayForJakarta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a normal Thursday morning for Jakarta as people milled about when several gunmen and terrorists attacked in the heart of the capital. The first explosion that shook the country was around 10.30 in the morning near Starbucks that is close to the United Nations office as reported by Reuters. This explosion was followed by a coordinated assault by gunmen and suicide bombers across the city of Jakarta.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/k.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-671\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-671\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/k.jpg\" alt=\"jakarta\" width=\"565\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/k.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/k-300x159.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The people of Indonesia were once again reminded of the last major militant attacks in Jakarta that were in July 2009, with bombs at the JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton Hotels.<\/p><div id=\"paisa-4074136127\" class=\"paisa-content paisa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4h8j21D\" aria-label=\"blog banner app popup copy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/img.paisawapas\/images\/2025\/03\/06184200\/blog-banner-app-popup-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"300\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>But, what was unprecedented was the coordination in the bombings and gunfire that resembled the sieges seen in Mumbai Taj Attacks and Paris Bombings. The echoes of lives lost still ring clear through the world as we continue to grieve.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_672\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-672\" style=\"width: 992px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ISIS_TRAIL_OF_TERROR_16x9_992.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ISIS_TRAIL_OF_TERROR_16x9_992.jpg\" alt=\"ISIS trail of terror\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ISIS_TRAIL_OF_TERROR_16x9_992.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ISIS_TRAIL_OF_TERROR_16x9_992-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ISIS_TRAIL_OF_TERROR_16x9_992-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ISIS trail of terror<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The assault that took place on the poignant day of 14 January 2016 was claimed by Islamic state (or ISIS); the first time the radical group has targeted the world&#8217;s most populous Muslim nation. This only shows terror has no religion and no place in this world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/terror.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-670\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/terror.jpg\" alt=\"terrorism has no religion\" width=\"620\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/terror.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/terror-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The official record of lives lost is at 7 and wounded is 20 as of now but the number doesn\u2019t reduce the gravity of the situation. It is a grave situation how much havoc terrorism has caused so far. Be it a major power like USA or a developing nation like Indonesia, they all are haunted by the devil named terrorism.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1340971694_Taj-attack.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-668\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1340971694_Taj-attack.jpg\" alt=\"Terrorism in India, Taj Bombing\" width=\"3672\" height=\"2592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1340971694_Taj-attack.jpg 3672w, https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1340971694_Taj-attack-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1340971694_Taj-attack-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1340971694_Taj-attack-1024x723.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3672px) 100vw, 3672px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>India, over the years, has been a victim to many terrorist attacks along with the rest of the world. As human beings and a nation that firmly believes in \u201cVasundhav Kutumkumb\u201d, that is, the world is one large family; we stand united in the fight against terrorism and pray for all those who were victims of terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bq-aut\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_667\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-667\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Malala-Yousafzai-Quotes-540x303.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-667\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Malala-Yousafzai-Quotes-540x303.jpg\" alt=\"When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful - Malala Yousafzai\" width=\"540\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Malala-Yousafzai-Quotes-540x303.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Malala-Yousafzai-Quotes-540x303-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As the Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai puts it beautifully, &#8220;When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.&#8221; Lets unite our voices in this fight against terrorism that plagues our world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bq-aut\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bq-aut\">Our prayers are with Jakarta.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/jakarta.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-666\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/jakarta.jpg\" alt=\"#PrayForJakarta\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/jakarta.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/jakarta-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/jakarta-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/jakarta-1024x536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>#PrayForJakarta<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a normal Thursday morning for Jakarta as people milled about when several gunmen and terrorists attacked in the heart of the capital. 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