Religious and Jihadi organisations held rallies and conferences in the city to celebrate Independence Day on Saturday. Shabab-e-Milli, Jamiat Talab-e-Arabia and Jamaat-ud-Daawa (JD) held meetings where speakers condemned the military establishment for taking over the country. They held that the nation was still in search of independence as people were deprived of their basic rights in the country. Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) President Qazi Hussain Ahmed and Hizbul Mujahideen commander Syed Salahuddin were the chief guests at a Shuhada-e-Islam convention, organised by the Jamiat Talab-e-Arabia at Mansoora Auditorium. "This day demands that the nation get rid of the British-trained establishment," Mr Ahmed said.
| "Give us a Soddy-trained establishment!" |
He accused the American intelligence agencies of interfering in the country's affairs. Mr Salahuddin said Kashmiris were fighting to join Pakistan and it would be a pity if Pakistan retreated from its stance on Kashmir in talks with India. He said the freedom struggle in Held Kashmir was indigenous and it was not started at the behest of external forces. "We cannot stop it until we get independence," he said. Addressing the Shabab-e-Milli convention, Mr Ahmed urged youths to help the poor. Jamaat-e-Islami Niab Ameer Hafiz Muhammad Adrees presided over the flag hoisting ceremony at Mansoora. "This is the only country in the world which was established in the name of Islam after the Islamic state of Medina," he said.
| "And just look how well it works!" |
He said the rulers were American puppets, but the MMA would get rid of the American yokes with the help of the masses. JI General Secretary Syed Manawwar Hassan, Maulana Abdul Malik, National Labour Federation chief Mirajuddin Khan also spoke on the occasion. Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith chief Senator Sajid Mir, who is in Europe, sent a message from Birmingham. He said that Pakistanis did not fight to gain independence from Britain to become army slaves. |