Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has also announced a protest at Empress Market, Karachi, which will be addressed by Azam Khan Swati and Sindh chief Nadir Akmal Leghari among other party leaders. PTI chairman Imran Khan appealed people to protest peacefully against the blasphemous movie. Khan said that it is the right of the people to protest because this film has hurt their sentiments, but, it is vitally important to show one’s emotions without destroying property or attacking the police.
The Muttahida Bainul Muslimeen Forum, which was created with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)’s support, has announced that it will also be protesting on Friday. The protest will be held at the Karachi Press Club. The forum comprises clerics from different schools of thought.
Majlis Wahdatul Muslimeen, which protested last Sunday at the US Consulate, is organising a rally that will kick off at Numaish at 3pm and lead to Tibet Centre. According to Maulana Sadiq Raza Taqvi, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (Noorani group) will also be joining the protest as well as other religious groups.
Sunni Tehreek is organising an Ishq-e-Rasool conference at its Karachi headquarters at 9 pm on Friday, which will be addressed by party chief Sarwat Ijaz Qadri. A spokesperson for the Sunni Tehreek said that on September 29, Ahle Sunnat groups will be staging a protest from Numaish to Tibet Centre, which they expect will be one of the largest yet. (WITH ADDITIONAL INPUT FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT IN LAHORE)
Published in The Express Tribune, September 21st, 2012.
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Did anyone see IK's speech before commenting here? He is the only one who sounded reasonable trying to tell the people use your head and not to vandalize your own country. Any comments to show restraint from the people in power? President? Prime minister? CM Punjab?
A great leader does what is right. A great leader is not influenced by the opinions of lemmings. Imran Khan is the hope of Pakistan's future. He has my vote.
@ Moron Your name personifies you.
PTI is frantically moving for support from religious groups after they failed the establishment support.
Great move to calm the people and give them chance to vent peacefully.
In the same city of karachi, hundreds burnt to death and no one came out to protest at all. The version of Islam we follow is may be one of the biggest hurdles in our progress as a nation.
Great move but protest should be peaceful!
I have been reading ET for some time now and I have defended PTI's moves with conviction and logic. I have been supporting IK ever since his principle stand in 2007 and I have done so despite the constant criticism. I agree with his policies and his vision , but this is lame. Im sorry but what has this achieved ? Where is the protest against SHIA killings , Hyderi Bomb blast , the massacre in Syria so much. What has today's protest achieved ? nothing . Just playing politics on an issue that is sensitive to me and to all other Muslims. Im sorry PTI , your loosing me with tactics like these
@Mard-e-Haq: Please get your facts straight - the movie is NOT sponsored by the US and neither is a zionist/jew/indian conspiracy against muslims. Its an amateur movie which should have been ignored. Our Prophet is way above this. Couldn't agree more with Raza Khan
Bad move PTI
PTI will be the spokesman of Muslim UMMA Inshaalha.
@Raza Khan: If only others would think like you, things would be different.
Ahhhhh the Good Looking Mullah getting some cheap publicity by showing his real face. Ask yourselves one question - would our beloved prophet have protested in the way that many Pakistanis are by causing damage and mayhem?
If similar kind of vigor, passion & energy was shown towards our real problems by our masses I am 100% sure that they would have been resolved by now! Some crazy guy made a 3rd rate movie & instead of just ignoring that mad man, we created a world wide stir. Our holy prophet (PBUH) is much beyond these petty & silly remarks.
great move by PTI.
request keep protest peaceful nonviolent it will be effective
Imran Khan should vociferously calls for a complete termination in diplomatic ties with the United States until it apologizes to the Ummah and bans the film. He is our future leader and I want to see how resolute he is in standing up against the Superpower.
Its the best time, elections are near, cash in on the sentiments. Who cares if the city life is disrupted, people face problems or die (they will be shaheed, anyway)! we need to restore the 'honor'!
I wonder "Peaceful Protest" ever existed in our dictionary.
I have lost patience with PTI. Their shift towards the fringe right has blurred the line between them and mullah parties.