Pakistan

Anti Israel protest turns violent in Karachi

Express June 01, 2010

KARACHI: An anti Israel protest turned violent in Karachi on Tuesday evening.

A rally which was organised by the Imamia Students Organisation (ISO) turned brutal when it was stopped from reaching the gates of the US consulate.

Police arrested several activists of the ISO, while water cannons were used to subdue the other protesters.

Traffic has been affected badly on various roads near the Governor House due to this incident.

The rally had started from Zainab Market and had reached Fawara Chowk when the protesters tried to march towards the US consulate.

The ISO activists were calling on the United Nations to take action against Israel's attack on the flotilla carrying goods for Gaza on Monday.

COMMENTS (10)

khurram | 14 years ago | Reply LOVE LIVE ISO i m with u all my muslim brothers

Salim | 14 years ago | Reply This was not a religious rally. Protests were held around the world and not all of the ones protesting were muslims.. The protest was held against Israel’s blockade of Gaza and how they can operate so freely as to attack and aid ship without any consequences. I am proud of the ISO students. They did something this country should have done collectively so that we may pressure our government to take a stand against this issue and not go complaining to big brother who has more or less sided with Israel on this. It’s frustrating to see that this too will just slide under the door mat and forgotten. We being the only Muslim Nuclear State have a responsibility. If the rest of the Muslim world chooses to stay quiet like a bride on her wedding night we at least have the responsibility to ask for accountability. If we only showed some courage maybe others will follow.

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sajjad | 14 years ago | Reply v r also against terror to ahmadi but plz try to understand palestine issue

Fahd | 14 years ago | Reply I am sure Mr. Talat Hussain’s been to a lot of countries around the world and he must have followed good practice of ensuring valid travel documentation, a visa to start with. Then how in the hell did he ignore that this time when he boarded a cargo ship, even on a humanitarian mission, to a country like Israel that, besides not having diplomatic relationship with Pakistan, is extremely sensitive to and capable of using brute force to stem intrusions. Mr. Talat Hussain, who lectures everybody on his brand of logic, acted in such illogical manner that baffles me for I don’t believe he didn’t know the IDF would intercept the ships, or that the better way for those supplies to reach the besieged Gaza was thru approaching the Israeli Trade/Commerce Ministry. This man, Talat Hussain, has cast a lot of doubts into Pakistani hearts and I am sure that what he became part of this ‘aid flotilla’ was a pure publicity stunt. He might say ‘O Gaza was not Israel’ or some other thing like that. So if we were to believe this, why doesn’t Mr. Talat go into occupied Kashmir? That too is not India as we know it.

Shazia | 14 years ago | Reply Where are organizations like the ISO when people get murdered for their beliefs in this Land of the Pure? Why are there no marches, no shouting of slogans, no burning of tyres then? Why are we always so ready to agitate on behalf of the Palestinians or Muslims from other countries when they have NEVER come out on their streets in our support? I completely agree that Israel is a murderous entity that should be taken firmly to task, but why are we so vocal in such cases and so silent where it really matters?

Ali | 14 years ago | Reply Where were these ISO protesters when Ahmadis were being killed or any number of attacks against innocent muslims? they should look within and see how cheap and hollow and unislamic their protests are

Danish | 14 years ago | Reply There are many groups who just only held jalsa and rally at regal chawk. But This is the only student group in Pakistan who show courage and practically proves the loyalty with their religion through such offensive rallies against USA. Long Live ISO.

Qaiser Hussain Turi | 14 years ago | Reply Long Live ISO... V R PROUD OF U

Ali Xaid | 14 years ago | Reply Shame on Pakistani Govt. ( they doing same act what Israel did in International Waters ) Don't act like IDF (Israeli Defense Forces ).

jan alam | 14 years ago | Reply It is quite ancient custom that peacefull protests and ralleies are turned into voilent ones by interference of agencies. In this way the peaceful ralley has benn hijacked by state agencies. The western world never wants anyone to show thier anger against the cruilties of Isreal. They have been protecting Isreal since its creation of. In this critical situation the Muslim world should unite and have an offence against western world. But Arab countries like Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt are allies of western world incuding Isreal.

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