Anti-BJP protests held across province

KARACHI:

People took to streets to express outrage over the blasphemous remarks of bigoted leaders of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) against Holy Prophet (PBUH).

Protest rallies were staged in Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur and Larkana on Friday to condemn the blasphemous statements about the Holy Prophet (PBUH) made by the Indian BJP leaders about the Holy Prophet (PBUH).

Jamiat Ulema Islam(JUI), Jamat e Islami (JI), Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan, Sunni Tehreek, and others staged separate demonstrations in a bid to register protest against the blasphemous remarks about the Holy Prophet(PBUH) by the proponents of Hindutva ideology.

JI demanded of the government to send back Indian envoy in protest against the blasphemy by the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party in the neighboring country.

JI staged a protest demonstration outside Memon Masjid in Boltan Market area of Karachi.

A large number of JI workers, besides people from all walks of life participated in the protest demonstration.

Protesters condemned the "fringe" Nupur Sharma --- ex-BJP's spokesperson and called on the Muslims from Islamic countries to boycott India and its prime minister Modi, who was the main culprit of spreading Islamophobia and spearheading genocidal incidents across India.

Ahle-Sunnat-Wal Jamaat took out rallies in Khairpur, Karachi and other cities to mark the Day of Sanctity of Holy Prophet (PBUH).

Workers of all political parties including Sunni Coordination Council, Karachi Ulema Committee, Sunni Action Committee, Seerat Committee Karachi participated.

Scores of people turned out at the Karachi Press Club for Ahle- Sunnat-e-Wal-Jamaat Karachi Division Hurmat Rasool March.

Like the rest of the country, Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan Karachi Division staged a rally against Nopur Sharma and Naveen Jundal of BJP.

TLP workers marched from Tibet Center to Karachi Press Club on Friday.

Jamiat Ulema Islam and Aalmi Majlis Khatam-e-Nabowat staged a Namoos-e-Risalat rally.

Denouncing the blasphemous remarks by the spokesperson of the Indian ruling party BJP, they demanded boycott of Indian products and expulsion of Indian ambassador.

At the call of Pakistan Sunni Tehreek, the gathering at Jumuah Al-Mubarak strongly condemned the blasphemy of the Prophet at the Indian state level.

Extremist Indian terrorist organization BJP should be banned internationally and the Indian ambassador should be expelled from Pakistan.

Jamaat Ehle Sunnat observed a Day of Protest against the blasphemy.

Special sermons were held in Friday prayers at Saddar Memon Masjid and other mosques of the Barelvi school and they also staged protest rallies against BJP's insolence that hurt the religious sentiments of millions of Muslims across the world.

Imamia Students Organisation (ISO) held a seminar at Karachi University to condemn the BJP leaders remarks against Holy Prophet (PBUH).

Jamiat Ghurba Ahle-Hadees denouncing the BJP leaders' blasphemous remarks said that the Indian government is targeting Muslims.

They said that Muslims in India were being marginalized and suffered arrests and torture if they protest against BJP Hindu extremists' atrocities.

Jamia Binoria Administrator Mufti Noman Naeem said that blasphemous remarks of bigoted Hindu leaders hurt the sentiments of Muslim Ummah.

He called upon the United Nations to ban blasphemy realising the religious sensitivity.