Counter-attack: ASWJ leader wants Abidi to be investigated for Numaish incident
Maulana Farooqui said that their rally had been attacked first.
KARACHI:
Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat, formerly known as Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, demanded that the authorities include the new president of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Karachi division, Faisal Raza Abidi, in the ongoing investigation about the Numaish Chowrangi incident.
The central leader of ASWJ, Maulana Aurangzaib Farooqui, held a press conference at Jama Masjid Siddiq-e-Akbar at Nagan Chowrangi on Tuesday afternoon. Farooqui demanded that the authorities replace the ASWJ flags at Tibet Centre put there by his party men and warned of a protest at Numaish Chowrangi on Friday. “The government will be responsible for the situation created after the protest,” said Farooqui. “The media and the government should stop marginalising us.”
According to him, the Yaum-e-Omar rally on Sunday was peaceful. It was attacked by the scouts first. “The Numaish killing was planned because the shooters immediately attacked the mosque over there.”
Farooqui said that his party men will not be scared by the arrests. “The PPP leadership should remember that many of their members get to the parliament with our support.”
The leaders of ASWJ met with the leaders of Sunni Ulema Council, Sunni Student Movement, Sunni Rehbar Council, Sunni Action Committee, Difa Harmain Sharifain Committee and others earlier to decide the future course of action.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 30th, 2011.
Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat, formerly known as Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, demanded that the authorities include the new president of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Karachi division, Faisal Raza Abidi, in the ongoing investigation about the Numaish Chowrangi incident.
The central leader of ASWJ, Maulana Aurangzaib Farooqui, held a press conference at Jama Masjid Siddiq-e-Akbar at Nagan Chowrangi on Tuesday afternoon. Farooqui demanded that the authorities replace the ASWJ flags at Tibet Centre put there by his party men and warned of a protest at Numaish Chowrangi on Friday. “The government will be responsible for the situation created after the protest,” said Farooqui. “The media and the government should stop marginalising us.”
According to him, the Yaum-e-Omar rally on Sunday was peaceful. It was attacked by the scouts first. “The Numaish killing was planned because the shooters immediately attacked the mosque over there.”
Farooqui said that his party men will not be scared by the arrests. “The PPP leadership should remember that many of their members get to the parliament with our support.”
The leaders of ASWJ met with the leaders of Sunni Ulema Council, Sunni Student Movement, Sunni Rehbar Council, Sunni Action Committee, Difa Harmain Sharifain Committee and others earlier to decide the future course of action.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 30th, 2011.