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| JI activists clash with police on Kashmir Solidarity Day |
| 2008-02-07 |
| The Jamaat-I-Islami activists clashed with the Police on the Kashmir Solidarity Day here Tuesday when they tried to march towards the residence of deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary, in the Judges Colony. The activists assembled at the China Chowk on the call given by Jamaat-I-Islami (JI) to participate in the annual Kashmir Solidarity Day march. Speaking on the occasion, Amir JI Qazi Hussain Ahmad condemned the government for what he said attack on judiciary. Qazi termed the steps to remove the pre-Nov 3 judiciary as unconstitutional and added that the rulers have put the country on the brink of disaster. He said that Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary was still the Chief Justice of the country. He vowed to continue struggle for the independence of judiciary in the country. Qazi Hussain Ahmad lashed out at President Musharraf for putting the Kashmir issue in cold storage. “Musharraf has put the Kashmir issue on the backburner which is tantamount to stab the Kashmiri people in their back”, he said. Qazi rejected 4-point formula by President Musharraf to resolve Kashmir issue as tantamount to the division of the Kashmir territory. He said that he did not wish ill about India but urged her to give Kashmiris their right of self-independence. He appealed to the World to help stop Indian brutalities in the Held Kashmir. Qazi Hussain Ahmad also lauded the sacrifices rendered by the Kashmiri people and hoped that one day their dream for independence will become reality. After the address, the JI activists tried to march towards the official residence of the deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary but the security officials stopped them near Parade Ground. JI activists pelted stones at the police and the police baton charged the protestors and fired tear gas shells. However, they succeeded in reaching in front of the Sindh House near Judges Colony where the authorities did not allow them to move forward. Speakers on the occasion again criticized the government for using force against the activists. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |