...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
Press Club on Tuesday Accompanied by the MWM's officials Ali Hussain Naqvi, Nasir Hussaini, Hassan Hashmi, Raza Naqvi and Asif Safavi, Allama Behishti remained with the protestors and expressed solidarity with the victims of the biased PML-N government of Punjab.
"The PML-N government is trying to target the pro-operation parties and figures because the rulers never wanted a military operation to eliminate the snuffies in
Wazoo," said Allama Behishti.He said Lahore action was a proof the PML-N government did so to divert public attention from Waziristan operation.
He said peaceful political opponents were sprayed with bullets, teargas shells and baton-charged.
He said Shahbaz Sharif-led Punjab government acted liked butcher demonstrating incivility.
He said even women were not spared and they too were thrashed and fired upon.
"We see this uncalled for brutal action against the anti-Taliban party by the pro-Taliban government who got $1.5 billion from Kingdom of Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
to toe their line," he claimed.
Allama Behishti rejected the Punjab law minister Rana Sanaullah's charges against the peaceful protestors of Minhaj ul Koran and Pakistain Awami Tehrik.
He said they were not armed but Punjab government was trying to understate police action against the peaceful protestors.