The main rally of their Palestine Unity Caravan campaign was organised in Lahore from al Chuburji Chowk to Lahore Press Club by al Muhammadia Students, a wing of the JuD. Hundreds of students and representatives of civil society and political parties participated in the protest rally and shouted slogans against Israel and America.
JuD Ameer Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, addressing the protest rally, said that Israel was an illegal state and it could not deceive the Muslim world by just announcing a 72-hour ceasefire. The UN was doing nothing to stop the killing of Muslims in Gaza, he added.
Like other parts of the country, JuD also organised a rally and seminar in Islamabad. Naib Ameer Hafiz Abdur Rahman Makki and Jamaat-e-Islami’s Chaudhry Kashif among others addressed the participants, who had arrived in the capital from Rawalpindi, Murree and surrounding areas. Condemning the attacks on Palestinians, Hafiz Makki said that mere condemnation is not enough and jihad should be announced against the Zionist state. He also criticised human rights organisations for their alleged silence. He urged Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to invite leaders of Muslim countries and organise a conference in Pakistan and take tangible steps for the protection of Palestinians.
Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan along with JuD organised rallies in Hyderabad where the latter’s provincial Ameer Faisal Nadeem said the UN and Organisation of Islamic Conference have failed the people. Meanwhile, the organisation’s Karachi Ameer Dr Muzamil Hashmi said the OIC should form a joint security policy and trade markets to strengthen Muslim nations.
In Peshawar, over a 100 JuD workers offered funeral prayers in absentia for more then 1,800 Palestinians who have died in Israel’s bombing and later held a demonstration. District leader Ghazi Inamullah said the conflict in Gaza was not about race or religion, but simply about humanity and barbarity.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 9th,2014.
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@Bakhtiyar Ghazi Khan:
" Palestine and Kashmir are two sides of the same coin. Muslim occupied territories need to be liberated from foreign oppression."
Kashmir and even the whole of Pakistan have been Hindu/Buddhist lands for over 5000 years until invading Muslims occupied these lands. So, the Hindus should follow your advise and liberate these Hindu lands from foreign (Arab, Central Asian, Persian, Turk) occupation and oppression.
Well done JuD for raising the cause of the oppressed. This will definitely help the people support the cause of independence. Both Indira Gandhi and Nehru were great supporters of Palestinians' struggle.
What a hypocrite. Not a single word against Bokoharam and ISIS. And they want to talk about Israel. They can if they have condemned their own brothers for indulging in violent orgys.
Baktiyar Ghazi Khan. Good point. Muslim occupied territories should be liberated and muslims should be sent to where ever they want to go. And give the land back to the natives. Especially Kashmir. That should satisfy you. I am glad that you have accepted muslims have occupied kashmir. Normally you guys blame India for occupying Kashmir which is against the truth anyway.
Great job spreading awareness for Palestine. Palestine and Kashmir are two sides of the same coin. Muslim occupied territories need to be liberated from foreign oppression.
@James:
"Why don’t Hafiz Saeed himself go and fight alongside Hamas……it will be much relief to both India and Pakistan….."
Good point. Why fight against Israel alongside Hamas? Why isn't he himself going to the front and fighting the Indians in Kashmir instead of brainwashing illiterate youngsters into becoming cannon fodder for Indian troops while Hafiz himself is living a luxurious life in an air-conditioned palace? Also, why aren't his brothers and other family members living luxury in the US and other western countries instead of being on the front-line for Kashmir Jihad?
Why don't Hafiz Saeed himself go and fight alongside Hamas......it will be much relief to both India and Pakistan.....