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| Paks will deport Afghans involved in demonstrations |
| 2001-10-11 |
The government in Pakistan has warned that it will deport any Afghan refugees found to be involved in pro-Taleban demonstrations. The call follows the deaths of several people in demonstrations which have turned violent. Mullah Mohammad Omar, has called for Muslims around the world to back them in their fight against the United States. Three people were killed on Tuesday in protests in Pakistan against the US-led air strikes on Afghanistan. The deaths occurred when police opened fire on a crowd of several hundred people who had stormed a police station in the town of Kuchlak, near Quetta. The deaths in Quetta came as Pakistan arrested three prominent Islamic leaders allied to Afghanistan's Taleban movement. There have been protests in many areas of Pakistan, including Lahore, Orangi Town and the city of Rawalpindi, near to the capital Islamabad. There was also a large demonstration in the southern city of Karachi where about 5,000 demonstrators took to the street. They chanted anti-US slogans, but there was no violence. Reports say about 1,500 students marched in Islamabad, and several hundred turned out in Peshawar near the border with Afghanistan. The BBC's Daniel Lak says mainstream Pakistani opinion does not support the anti-US rioters, or the Taleban. But he says news of civilian casualties trickling out of Kabul will cause more widespread anger against the American and British raids. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |