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| MMA, JUI-F protest against Swat operation |
| 2007-11-03 |
| On the appeal of Muttahidda Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) and the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) protest demonstrations were held in different localities of the city after Juma prayers. Resolutions were passed in over 500 mosques against the ongoing military operation in Swat and Waziristan. The protestors demanded the government immediately end them and that the Shariat should be put into force according to the wishes of the people of these areas. The largest demonstration was held outside Jamia Masjid Toor in Sher Shah, SITE Town where MMA and JUI-F leaders spoke to the crowd. The protestors had come prepared with placards and shouted anti-American and anti-government slogans. JUI-F Karachi Ameer and MMA Secretary Information Qari Muhammad Usman said that after the “massacre” in the tribal areas, the people of Swat have now been targeted. They blamed the government for carrying out a military operation in Swat to follow US policies just like the military operation against Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa in Rawalpindi. The regime was responsible for sabotaging the peaceful atmosphere in Swat as it had waged a war against its own people. He asked why those who had looted the nation’s wealth were pardoned by an ordinance and if negotiations could be held with India then why were the people of Swat and other tribal areas denied negotiations. |
| Posted by:Fred |