File photo of a Sunni Tehreek rally. PHOTO: ONLINE
LAHORE:
Supporters of the Sunni Tehreek (ST) expressed solidarity with the Pakistan Army and condemned Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Munawar Hassan’s statement about martyrdom in protests across the country on Tuesday.
The ST held rallies in Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Multan, Peshawar, Abbottabad, Muzaffarabad, Quetta and Lahore to observe ‘Solidarity Day with the Pakistan Army’.
Addressing a group of chanting protesters at the Lahore Press Club, ST divisional president Mujahid Abdul Rasool said that the JI chief should be tried for treason over his statement suggesting that those who died fighting the Taliban alongside the Americans did not deserve to be called martyrs. He said that Hassan’s remarks had plunged the country into a new and unhelpful debate. They had also exposed the JI’s true face to the nation. The party had opposed the creation of Pakistan and was now conspiring to weaken the state, he said.
Rasool described the JI as the “political wing of the Taliban” and urged security agencies to keep close watch on the party’s activities. He said that the “so-called mujahideen and Taliban” who were “living off US dollars” were no well-wishers of Islam or Pakistan.
ST Lahore president Muhammad Tahir Dogar said that the soldiers who died in the fight against terrorism were martyrs and national heroes and the country valued their sacrifices. He said the ST appreciated all the martyrs of the army, paramilitary forces, police and other security agencies.
Meanwhile, Mufti Liaqat Ali Rizvi led a rally at the Rawalpindi Press Club. Addressing the protesters, he said that the nation was proud of the Pakistan Army for its fight against terrorism.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 13th, 2013.
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Pakistan is a beautiful country facing intrigues from foreign and local fronts . majority of pakistanis love their country and they are always ready to do something for pakistan . but few elements are there which caused problems for us.
when ever there might be the return of local people we will boom inshallah .
Pakistan in itself is a different nations living in one country with different classes currently i.e western class, rich class, poor class. No chance to be united culturally like European and American unfortunately they don't have same culture similarly linguistically like English and American. The element of Islam which can possibly united them had given by the founder and great leaders of this country, have taken from them deliberately by western countries and Indian pouring great amount of money on Pakistani media and have confused them. Who so ever is poor in Pakistan as given a title of terrorist. Because from the last 60 years they been kept away from education which is only given to children of rich, Army personnel kids in the Army school "ridiculous" no strategy for the poor people kids the 'future terrorist' in the eyes of western puppets.
if everybody in Pakistan is taking US dollars,according to each one other than them,then who is for Pakistan?Does Pakistan exists only on paper?