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| Sunni Tehreek puts on first show of strength in 2 years |
| 2008-03-31 |
| Sunni Tehreek (ST) workers will be given a free hand, which may result in violence and bloodshed, for which the government alone will be responsible, if Ejaz Qadri’s killers are not arrested soon and violent activities against the ST are not ended soon, warned ST Central leader Shahid Ghouri. Ghouri made this statement while sitting with the body of Ejaz Qadri for over two hours outside the governor house, blocking roads leading to the governor house. Qadri, a sector in-charge, was killed on Friday in Korangi, within the limits of the Ibrahim Hyderi Police Station, and no arrests have been made despite the nomination of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) workers in the case. Two hours after the protest started, the governor’s personal secretary, Wajahat, conveyed the governor’s message to Ghouri that the matter will be discussed in a meeting on Monday at the governor house, if the protest is ended immediately Later Ghouri agreed to end the protest after announcing that the meeting will be held in front of the media. He said that the ST is working for peace, but conspiracies against the ST and violent activities, including targeted killings of ST workers, continue to take place. “If this goes on and the murderers of Qadri are not arrested soon, we will give a free hand to our workers and this may result in violence, for which the government itself will be responsible,” he warned. The police department is also involved in this and should be changed, he added. Funeral prayers for the deceased were offered after Zuhr prayers at M.A. Jinnah Road, where combined funeral prayers were offered for the ST leadership killed in the Nishtar Park blast nearly two years ago. Hundreds of people, including ST leadership and the relatives of the deceased, were present at this funeral. |
| Posted by:Fred |