Munawar Hasan speaks to newly elected Shoora of the JI women wing

Lahore: Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Syed Munawar Hasan, has said that the European Parliament’s condemnation of the civilian killings in drone attacks should be a matter of deep consideration for the Pakistani rulers who could not stop this massacre.

Addressing the newly elected Shoora of the JI women wing at Mansoora on Friday, he said that the US drones had killed thousands of innocent men, women and children on the pretext of targeting terrorists. He said the whole nation had been protesting against these killings but the rulers remained indifferent and acted as US agents.

Syed Munawar Hasan stressed upon the government to project the US tyranny on this score to the world community and press for the payment of compensation on the civilian deaths.  He said the drones had been violating Pakistan’s air space with impunity, and targeted mosques and Madrissahs, causing the deaths of seminary students and teachers. Marriage parties as well as funeral processions were targeted. The patriotic parties and leaders had repeatedly raised voice against drone attacks but the cowardly rulers defended the US stance. A former Foreign Minister and the present Interior Minister of the country had even stated at the floor of the assembly that the drones were only killing the terrorists.

He said that now that the US Congress, the UN General Assembly and the European Union had condemned the drone attacks, the Pakistani rulers should shed US fear and adopt a bold stance in this regard.

The JI chief referred to the statement of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court that Karachi was under the control of the mafias and terrorists , and said this should be an eye opener for those who were demanding action in North Waziristan and were leveling serious allegations on those advocating dialogue. He said the operation in Karachi had failed and bloodletting was going on all around as had been the situation before the operation.

He said the Supreme Court had already declared the MQM as a terrorist body. The MQM had flourished under the umbrella of Martial law and had always been black mailing the rulers. He said it was the responsibility of the government to move a treason case against MQM chief Altaf Husain for calling for military take over.

The JI chief called for a thorough probe into the allegations of independent MNA Jamshed Dasti at the floor of the house as this was a highly serious matter.