Karachi Solidarity Day was observed on the Jumatul Wida all over the country on the appeal of the Jamaat e Islami Chief, Syed Munawar Hasan.
Protest rallies were held in the federal and provincial capitals
besides district headquarters after the Friday prayers. JI leaders
addressing the rallies condemned the target killings, blood shed,
extortion and abductions going on in the port city. They assured the
Karachiites that the patriotic people all over the country stood with
them and shard their worries.
The speakers stressed upon the rulers to take serious steps for
controlling bloodletting in Karachi. They also urged all religious ad
political parties to sit together minus the MQM for finding out a
solution to the Karachi crisis and for the enforcement of rule of law
in the mega city.
Addressing a huge Friday congregation at the Mansoora mosque, Syed
Munawar Hasan said that Karachi was passing through a pool of blood and
fire due to the wounds inflicted by its so called well-wishers. The
people of Karachi had been pushed to the wall.
He said the international mafia wanted to annihilate Pakistan and
there were conspiracies to tear apart Karachi and Baluchistan from the
country. The MQM was the local actor in this plot. A situation was
being created in the country that could create a justification for
placing our nuclear installations under international control.
The JI chief said, it was immaterial whether the MQM was a part of
the Sindh government or not, the fact remained that an MQM man had been
the Sindh Governor for the last ten years.
He said a couple of days back, the MQM had observed mourning day but
in fact, the traders and businessmen had closed under the MQM fear.
Addressing a huge rally at Multan Road near Mansoora, the JI
Secretary General, Liaquat Baloch, said that the colonial powers wanted
to snatch our freedom as international mafia had joined hands against
the Muslims.
He counseled the Zardari government not to turn Karachi into
slaughter house only to prolong its rule. He warned that if the PPP
failed to establish peace in the country, the future of democracy and
politics would be in danger.
He said that calling troops in Karachi would not help solve the
issue but would pave way for the US and Indian interference in the port
city. He urged the media to point out the elements involved in the gory
crimes in the port city.
JI deputy SG, Dr Farid Ahmed Piracha, speaking on the occasion,
deplored that the game of terror and bloodshed was being played in
Karachi during the holy month of Ramazan. Ironically, the Sindh
government had made an appeal to the extortionists to vacate Karachi.
He said the rulers were to decide whether to side with the
extortionists or provide security to the masses.
In Karachi, a big rally was staged from Binoria up to the Mazar e
Quaid Senior JI leader Prof. Ghafoor Ahmed, led the rally and later
addressed the protesters. In Sukkur, a rally was held at the local
press club. Another rally was held in Hyderabad. SANA
