‘We want Quaid’s Pakistan, not Taliban’s’
Sunni Barelvi parties condemn terrorists, anti-Islam movie.
LAHORE:
The federal government must launch a crackdown on terrorists rather than protecting them, said Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) Chairman MNA Haji Fazle Karim on Wednesday.
Addressing a Tahaffuz Namoos-i-Risalat Mahaz (TNRM) rally on The Mall, held in protest against an anti-Islam movie, he said the Taliban were weakening Pakistan. He said the citizens of Pakistan wanted the Pakistan of Quaid-i-Azam and Allama Iqbal, not that of the Taliban.
Some 2,000 people joined the rally, marching from Nasser Bagh to the Punjab Assembly building. They waved flags of Sunni Tehreek, the SIC, and Idara Sirat-i-Mustaqeem and chanted slogans against the federal government and America.
Karim hailed Mumtaz Qadri, the self-confessed killer of former governor Salmaan Taseer.
He said if killing to protect the “honour” of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) was illegal, Quaid-i-Azam would not have represented Ghazi Ilmuddin Shaheed in court.
He criticised the United Nations, saying it was biased against Muslims all over the world. He said the UN should push for legislation to protect the respect for prophets and religious books.
Sunni Tehreek head Sarwat Ijaz Qadri said Mumtaz Qadri was “our hero” and MQM chief Altaf Hussain should not dare to criticise him. He said Hussain was “the terrorist of Karachi” and was answerable for the murders of thousands of people in that city.
He said Muslim countries should stop selling oil to America. That was the only way to stop the drone attacks in Pakistan, he said.
Jamia Naeemia head Allama Raghib Naeemi said the UN should force member states to pass legislation to stop blasphemy. He urged the protesters to boycott US products available in Pakistan to compel the country to stop blasphemous acts.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 18th, 2012.
The federal government must launch a crackdown on terrorists rather than protecting them, said Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) Chairman MNA Haji Fazle Karim on Wednesday.
Addressing a Tahaffuz Namoos-i-Risalat Mahaz (TNRM) rally on The Mall, held in protest against an anti-Islam movie, he said the Taliban were weakening Pakistan. He said the citizens of Pakistan wanted the Pakistan of Quaid-i-Azam and Allama Iqbal, not that of the Taliban.
Some 2,000 people joined the rally, marching from Nasser Bagh to the Punjab Assembly building. They waved flags of Sunni Tehreek, the SIC, and Idara Sirat-i-Mustaqeem and chanted slogans against the federal government and America.
Karim hailed Mumtaz Qadri, the self-confessed killer of former governor Salmaan Taseer.
He said if killing to protect the “honour” of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) was illegal, Quaid-i-Azam would not have represented Ghazi Ilmuddin Shaheed in court.
He criticised the United Nations, saying it was biased against Muslims all over the world. He said the UN should push for legislation to protect the respect for prophets and religious books.
Sunni Tehreek head Sarwat Ijaz Qadri said Mumtaz Qadri was “our hero” and MQM chief Altaf Hussain should not dare to criticise him. He said Hussain was “the terrorist of Karachi” and was answerable for the murders of thousands of people in that city.
He said Muslim countries should stop selling oil to America. That was the only way to stop the drone attacks in Pakistan, he said.
Jamia Naeemia head Allama Raghib Naeemi said the UN should force member states to pass legislation to stop blasphemy. He urged the protesters to boycott US products available in Pakistan to compel the country to stop blasphemous acts.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 18th, 2012.