PTI chairman Imran Khan. PHOTO: FILE
The PTI Chairman said that a lawyer of the international human rights organisation Reprieve, who was defending Molla, told him that the JI leader was innocent and had nothing to do with the charges against him.
He was speaking in the National Assembly on Monday.
The tragedy of fall of Dhaka gives us the lesson that issues should be handled democratically, not through military operations, Imran said.
The National Assembly also adopted a resolution on Monday expressing concern over the hanging of Molla, a senior leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh for his "loyalty to Pakistan".
The resolution was moved by Sher Akbar Khan of Jamaat-e-Islami. The resolution also expresses condolences with Bangladesh and the family of Molla.
The house demanded that the Bangladesh government should not resurrect issues of 1971 and end all cases against the JI Bangladesh leadership in the spirit of understanding.
We witnessed the fall of Dhaka 42 years ago and we seem to have not learnt our lesson, said Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.
Speaking on a point of order, the interior minister said that people still react in a violent manner, do not respect others and despite tall claims about democracy our attitudes are still undemocratic.
He further added that we should carry out self analysis to determine what we achieved and lost since the fall of Dhaka.
Nisar said the government would support the JI resolution on the issue.
PPP leader Abdul Sattar Bachani said the execution of the JI leader was an internal matter of Bangladesh and Pakistan should not interfere in the internal matters of an independent and sovereign country.
MQM leader Abdul Waseem said we should learn from the tragedy of 1971 and ruminate how to avoid national tragedies in future.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Awami National Party (ANP) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) did not sign the resolution.
PTI leader Makhdom Javed Hashmi, Chief of Awami Muslim League Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid leader Raza Hayat Hiraj and Maulana Ameer Zaman of Jamiat-e-Ulma-Islam-Fazl claimed Molla was executed because of his loyalty with Pakistan.
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@Babar: stupid just stupid
@shah: Right comment. Thanks
@Safwan:
Exactly! And with this sense of logic and diplomacy, this guy expects to run the country!
Bravo PMLN,PTI,JI,JUI,AML,QAML
Also, these are not verdicts against Pakistan. They have nothing to do with Pakistan. They are about serving long overdue justice to people involved in murder, rape and other atrocities.
@Bilal: You are right. I must admit bengali babu is an idiot. I am a 'Bangladeshi' and i must say i agree with you. There are some bangladeshis who know history. We have no hatred towards Pakistan. How can we hate a nation which sent us weapons and all kinds of aid when our country was on the brink of war with Burma. Its sad how very few people know what truly happen.
Mr khan how old were you 1971 ? is your family member was east Pakistan army ? do you remember what they did to our Bangladesh you should be shame yourself comment you made and you are running for president fix your own country and stay in Pakistan
brother im from bangladesh and we will hate pakistan for what they did here in 1971 with help of jamati islam shame on pakistan still they try to talk about this matter but couldnt come up to us and ask forgiveness for killing 3 million and raping over 300k shame
@Bengali Babu: "Im the Dim"? Classic!
@Umer: That is why you have left millions of Muslims in Bangladesh to suffer who claim to be true Pakistanis and also killing every day more Muslims in Pakistan then any where else.
I think everyone is getting carried away on this issue. We have poor people in this sub-continent that have been betrayed by our leaders. We should concentrate on eradicating povery instead of exchanging insults on past events. No wonder the Asian sub-continent is at the bottom of the heap.
@Vikram: yes vikram and just like in 1971 with your stabbing in the back and helping to brake up pakistan you may just be successful in braking up balochistan too. after all you are showering the kashmiris, assam separatists with rose petals. you bigoted fool you have time to write hyperbole here, why don't you go and control your own uncles and aunts who enjoy killing and raping minorities for fun. royal idiot!!!
No wonder your economy is going down and law and order situation is getting worse. coz ur politicians concentrate on other countries rather than urself. oil ur own machine lol
@Someone:
Oh really? Someone who is supporting genocidal murderers in Syria and the extremist Muslim Brotherhood, Not to mention Tehreem Square incident? Some supporter you have got.
it's not all about Muslim, Bangladesh have other religions and athirst too @Umer:
hahahahahahahahha.................... LMFAO......... pakistan.......... You guys are too funny.. and as well as Khan. Mind your own business.
Even Turkish Prime Minister spoke out against this senseless trial. Liberal trolls here need a reality check. Link: http://www.todayszaman.com/news-333932-erdogan-calls-execution-of-bangladeshi-opposition-leader-a-historic-mistake.html
For the last 42 years we, the Bangladeshis, warned them many times to emigrate to Pakistan but they hardly listened. Already one war criminal had run away to Pakistan. Now, they are being prosecuted in Bangladesh, and Pakistani political parties are showing sympathy for them. I can't believe how can a muslims prefer loyalty to justice !!!
Assalamu Alaikum everyone, this is Farhad from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Thanks to everyone who opposes the resolution that has been passed in your Parliament. This is really funny that Pakistani politicians are interfering with Bangladesh laws and politics. Those who are no aware of what happened in Bangladesh in 1971 please know that Kader Molla was known as Butcher Kader because of his mass beheadings , raping of 11 year old girl and many other crimes. This is not a verdict against Pakistan, The jamayat islami is hated in Bangladesh by the majority people here in Bangladesh. All they do is cut hands and legs of innocent people. They are the curse of both Pakistan and Bangladesh.They are not an Islamic party at all. Bangladesh jamat is doing politics under a woman. Is this how u do politics by the rule Islam?
I am a big fan of Pak cricket, My fav is Waqar and wasim and so was Imran Khan but i have changed my mind about Imran. He was good cricketer but a very bad politician. I urge all the young generations of Palistan and PLEASE for the sake of Allah please look into youtube and see what happened in East Paksitan present (Bangladesh) in 1971. Why Bengali decided to not to be part of west pakistan anymore. Genocide took place in Bangladesh by the hands of Muslim brothers which Pak army in 1971. Around 200,000 women were raped and killed, hundreds and thousands killed which almost killed my father too. My father was very badly beaten by Pakistani army , his nose and were bleeding and he was taken to akilling squad with many others but he survived somehow.
@Anik: The agreement was that no one would be prosecuted, not just the Pakistan Army.
@naila:
Well done captain ! you are brave…. and don’t mind the enlightened moderates and the apologetic lot. We are proud Pakistanis and honor those people who are loyal to this country.
Will the Captain also pass a resolution giving visas to the Bihari Muslims stranded in Bangladesh?
Or will he just shed tears for a murderer and a rapist?
Its the same story Jamat e Islami and their survival on crutches, this tie crutches are Imran Khan, If Nisar has honesty in his heart tell every one supporting Pakistan doesnt mean killing innocent people, but its some politicians history they like their opponents to be killed and labeled as rebels.
@Tanha:
In UK they call him Im the Dim.
@SM: You are right there was an arrangement, but it was for the Pakistani soilders and not Bengali's. Infact, the trail for the crimes against humanity was supposed to happen back then but Mujib was asassinated before that.
Hahaha got the biggest laugh in my life!! A party chairman says a person is innocent because another person defending him had said so!! Is there any term for blond bimbo for guyz?
@SM: lots of us know the the history of Pakistan from its conception to the birth. may be you were not even born. some of us shook hands with Mr Jinnah and Gandhi both. And it is true that by defending killers and rapers that too who do it in the name of Islam is wrong...... pure wrong.
Imran Khan is fast losing his remaining respect in eyes of progressive Pakistanis.
@Abbas:
PPP, MQM and ANP did not kill or rape anyone unlike JI. Normally people who follow the law are patriots and those who break the law are traitors. Update yourself.
@Vikram:
Lol ........... Dont worry this time its going to be Assam. I hope the annual festival is over there
Great leader with a great vision. Imran Khan is the only leader who can bring peace to the whole world. I wish Bangladesh also gets a great leader like him.
Imran Khan has no problem with issues going on in Baluchistan. That speaks for itself. No embarrassment over what mistreatment is rendered to ordinary people but sympathy for the perpetrators.
Being a Bangladeshi i am glad to hear his speech. Shahid Abdul Kader Mulla was really innocent. May Allah accept his Shadaht.
PPP,MQM,ANP are traitors. and because of there jealousy towards JI these traitors didn't support the resolution. charges against Mollah were totally false for 39 years from 1971 to 2010 there was no case against him and he was not charged with any type of crime even though in that period awami league came into power several times and he himself was elected member of BD parliament twice.how he suddenly became monster of 1971 war in late 2010? only liars and bigots and can say accusations against him were true
look Mr. Imran Khan i was respect u as a cricketer but now i tell u that plz come to Bangladesh and take back ur national illegitimate brothers from our country n plz oil ur own machine bcz in ur home there have so problem dnt come to us. for these act u Pakistani lost ur respect from we Bangladeshi.
You passed judgment because the lawyer told you so !
Come on, you don't even know him. Another pseudo intellectual "I know all"....spokesman for JI.
Mr. Imran khan don't indeterminate the sentiments of Bangladeshi people..... Please... oil your own machine..... There are lots of problem in your country.. Solve it first then try another
@Bilal: we have nothing to do with pakistan, we moved on. we are taking care of our own past issues. those who were responsible for the death of our relatives in 1971 bringing into justice. i think pakistanies need to protect their own countries before it breaks up. good luck to pakistan..........
You are ri8 bro@Rafi Ka Deewana:
Well done captain ! you are brave.... and don't mind the enlightened moderates and the apologetic lot. We are proud Pakistanis and honor those people who are loyal to this country.
I disagree with PTI. We should not support wrong even if it sided with us. I support other parties for not agreeing.
IK is becoming dangerously deluded. Where is the Imran Khan of old?
Seriously? Veil is finally up, claws are out and real face of IK is exposed. Surprise, Surprise!!! This is Bangladesh's internal affair we're talking about which is unfortunately no longer a province/part of Pakistan. In fact for last 42 years in case you've missed counting. Get over it. With the 1st one down if you're heart is bleeding as much then I suggest to take precautionary measures otherwise you're heart will bleed non-stop as you ain't seen anything.
@Raja Islam: Please change your name if you are going to criticize anyone for their ethnicity. Racism is against Islam.
I am Muslim and Pakistani first, then Pukhtoon.
I don't need to justify my love for Pakistan. I love this country and my ancestors have fought in every war in defense of it, we are proud to be Pakistanis. Pakistan Zindabad.
If IK thinks he is innocent like Hakeem Masood, it only means he is guilty of commuting crimes against humanity.
@Umer:
Kader Molla had raped a Muslim girl 11 years at that time. Are you feeling pain now?
Kader Molla showed a V-sign after getting life imprisonment. That proves that he was expecting death sentence and was happy after the ICT verdict. So he is not innocent. You are far from reality.
Wait and see what Bangladesh will do. They will pass counter resolutions against Pakistan government. This will make Pakistan leaders red-faced.
The same thing the parliamentarians did against "Indian aggression". Within 48 hours they get backfired.
By the way, Molla was a Bangladeshi citizen. If he had loved too much Pakistan, he would have stayed back in Pakistan.
I will be fool if I think the Jamatis were driven by any Pakistan patriotism. Their sole consideration is religion. That is their conviction. That is their life.
They opposed creation of Pakistan. State does not mean anything to them.
Much fury sounds nothing!
Its looks like JI is not a political party, it’s more like franchises. i.e PJI, BJI, IJI and so on…. they are not for politics; they are only for business and they converted the politics to a business. how can a country will develop if their politician behave like a businessman………….. PTI leader confirmed by his statement that KM is working for Pakistan during 1971 war.
Its looks like JI is not a political party, it’s more like franchises. i.e PJI, BJI, IJI and so on…. they are not for politics; they are only for business and they converted the politics to a business………….. PTI leader confirmed by his statement that KM is working for Pakistan during 1971 war.
Well done PPP, MQM AND ANP the real secular and liberal political parties.Chaudhri Nisar you are afraid of JI.Please do not make a mockery of the parliament.Albadr and Ashshams were two militant organisations of JI.They fought side by side with our military and they committed huge crimes in the hope that we will win in the end but unluckily we lost.Now what can be done.Bangladesh govt. has every right to try the culprits according to the law of the land.Thank the great Bhutto who secured and brought back thousands of Pakistani POWs, consisting of high officers and soldiers,Otherwise India would have tried them under War Crimes charges and hanged many, others would be still rotting in prisons or died.I am sure Mullah was sentenced rightly but i am against death sentence.It should have been life sentence.only.Any how it is internal affair of Bangladesh and we should not interfere.Bangladesh is a Muslim country and an important member of Saarc.She has already many grievances against us.We should try to improve ties with her. Again thank you PPP, MQM AND ANP. Imran Khan and Ch. Nisar please do not play in the hands of Jamaat and save yourself and our parliament from being a laughing stock.
@SM: The agreement was on returning of Pakistani army troops. Don't distort facts. It was not about local collaborators. Quader Mollah was tried under the law of Bangladesh.
@Bakhtiyar Ghazi Khan: So Mr. Khan who is Pashtoon, you are a a firm believer in calling everyone who is not from you brand of Islam, feel that the Taleban is the best thing that happened to Pakistan and that children should not be immunized against Polio as anything from the West is evil.
So we should agree with what you believe in whether it makes sense or not.
Wherever there is a terrorist in the world pti and imran is there to defend them and call them shaheed. IK is an enemy of pakistan i use to support him before.
"Great. I commend Ch. Nisar and Imran Khan for their stance. Atleast somebody needs to speak for those who have sacrificed their lives for this country. Bravo."
Why was he living in Bangladesh for the last 40 years? He never claimed to be Pakistani, why are you making him our own?
@Charisma: I love you, true person
@Safwan: You are brave and honest.
That Sheikh Mujib was killed by members of his own army and that the wife of the leader of that coup is leading the second largest, if not the largest, party, in Bangladesh, and that she has been in government herself clearly shows that things are not as clear and black and white as the proponents of current regime would like the world believe. The truth is some where in between and a raft of recent books on the tragedy of Bangladesh clearly supports it. Atrocities were committed by both sides and this is not uncommon in wars.
Down with all the people suggesting that Pakistan should not meddle in someone else business. Pakistan is a free country and their democratically elected representative can pass any resolution they want. We have example of US saying that Dr Afridi is innocent and then in Malala case most of European countries passed resolution that her acts were herioic. I am not siding with anyone here, put just pointing out mere facts. Many countries pass judgements about decisions taken in foreign countries. In case of Molla UN also said that fair judgement was not held. So, please get your facts correct before posting, all keyboard warriors of Pak and non-Pakistanis who are suggesting we should not meddle in other countries and are doing exact same opposite on this forum.
......there are times when silence becoms a virtue and this was such a time. Imran Khan has much to learn.
All those who are criticising IK should be ashamed of themselves. According to my Bengali friends Abdul Quader Mullah was innocent and Sheikh Haseena Wajid is trying to gain the political mileage because her govt has not delivered anything.
Bravo on the Parliament to pass the resolution! This was a shambolic act by Haseena!
By any chance, did anyone notice that PML-N also supported the resolution?
I wonder whose side are PPP,MQM,ANP,PMLN?
how he has said this ? there was a witness against that mullah. I don't know when this IK will get up from his self-diluted dreams
Imran Khan wants to stay friends with Jamait-e-Islami and does not want JI to "un-friend" Mr Imran Khan from their Face Book account.
YES,YES,YES!!!
Mollah was innocent.
And Salman Taseer was Guilty.
Tabdeelee indeed has arrived.
This man is murdering the history of Pakistan to get fame and Ch.Nisar is not letting him to eat the cake alone and ET is publishing half truth-Was it a resolution passed by assembly or a motion approved? There should be a difference. ET would you pl explain.
Why do you make mockery of country , parliament ?
PTI is another JI so no surprise that they are as usual on the wrong side of history too.
Its funny how Imran Khan thinks, either he is just too naive or maybe too stupid "defendant’s lawyer says he is innocent", I never read or heard about any defendent's lawyer who have said my client is guilty. IK needs a vacation.
@Umer:
Really? Do they do the same for you too?
Great. I commend Ch. Nisar and Imran Khan for their stance. Atleast somebody needs to speak for those who have sacrificed their lives for this country. Bravo.
Mr.SM you are right Pakistan is a party in the case but Mullah was a Bangladeshi citizen.According to that country he had committed a crime.If Pakistan has developed a habit of declaring all its criminals martyr you and PTI thinks that every country should follow that.So many innocent Pakistani Muslims are being killed everyday in Pakistan in sanitarian violence but I have not seen once Mr.Khan brought a resolution in the parliament.
it is ridiculous to see some people posting here without knowing the facts...as per the agreement between bhutto and mujeeb, no1 was to be charged with anything .. but the Bangladeshi govt has proved their biased attitude towards Pakistan .. wat kind of a nation they r ... their founder mujeeb was killed by his own army a few years after 71...and going through some of the comments here, i got the feeling bangladesh is a super power now ready to take on USA lolx ..
Imran Khan is a true patriotic Pakistan and a true Muslim. I am sure the opposition parties in Bangladesh will appreciate his stance in support of their leaders. Shame on the 3 secular ethnic extremists PPP, MQM, ANP who destroyed and stole from Pakistan in the previous government's reign, when they were not killing each other's supporters in Karachi.
@Vikram: I am a Pukhtoon from KPK. You Indians need to stop speaking for Baloch and Pukhtoons and let us speak for ourselves. We are patriotic to our country. We fought in all wars against Indian invasion of our home country, and we will come anytime Pakistan needs us.
Can a resolution be passed in assembly without the support of majority party PMLN? Love the way how ET targets people. If you want to give justice to the news story then you should have put photo of JI + PMLN + PTI together. All other newspapers covered the same story by publishing Ch. Nisar's photo and statement yet on ET PTI is responsible for everything.
Let those among us without guilt cast the first ball. Some things are better left alone. I am starting to feel that the only thing stopping PTI is Imran
Any Muslim anywhere,if he faces any pain its ours..!
@Saleem: Bengalis are doing no wonders....
As Najam Sethi predicted, National Assembly will remain silent and will not pass resolution against it. Sadly ppl still listen crap of Najam Sethi.
We have every right to condemn the resolution. Pakistan is party to this issue. After all the Jamaat Islami of today's Bangladesh was part of Pakistan's polity. That said, there was an agreement between Mujib and Bhutto not to charge anyone with war crimes, after which our POWs returned from India.
The people who have no idea of the history of Pakistan keep posting stuff on this forum, misleading people.
People who seem to post to this newspaper are mostly anti-Pakistan for the most part... makes me wonder if this papers serves a more sinister purpose.
Interesting that PPP, MQM and ANP didn't support the motion over an individual who, like it or not was being patriotic over a united Pakistan. Whereas the above three mentioned political parties have either gone on record making statements against the creation of Pakistan or in the case of the PPP refused to accept the mandate of the pre-1970 people of Pakistan.
PPP is proving to be a true liberal, progressive and sane party.
hahahahahaha just want to see the faces of all those who voted for Imran Khan for a change. lol yes he wants to change Pakistan and further push it to Zia's Pakistan.
Pakistan is doing another Bangladesh in Baluchistan.
Pakistan worries about everyone in the world except about those who live in Pakistan.
Excellent. Bravo to these parties for not siding with historical lie. Shame on opportunist PTI leadership.
Defending someone convicted of murder and rape just because he was "pro Pakistan" is outright dumb. BTW you changed the name of Qaddafi stadium yet?
Pakistani politicians mind your own business and set your own house in order. No wonder the Bengalis decided to go theiir separate way.
He is saying he was innocent because he has been told so "The PTI Chairman said that a lawyer of the international human rights organisation Reprieve, who was defending Molla, told him that the JI leader was innocent and had nothing to do with the charges against him" I think he is good faith, but even I as PTI supporter I would have suggested to not say anything, since we don't how credible is that lawyer's statement.
1,2,3 ...go !!!!
These scatterbrained politicians latch onto some new issue every 8 weeks.
Looks like Pakistan worries about everyone in the world except for the ones who live in Pakistan!
Once again bowing down to maulvis. Story of Pakistan's politicians.