On 8 May, Pakistan's Prime Minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, announced a war in Swat in a telecast address to the nation, in these words, "For the sanctity of this pure land, for national dignity, to suppress the extremists, to ensure the protection of people, the army has been deployed." However, the Prime Minister's venture is neither for the restoration
8th May 2009, Kuala Lumpur - Hizb ut-Tahrir of mahalliyyah Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia addressed the Muslim ummah at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur in a gathering after the Friday prayers. This address is to explain to the Muslim ummah of the Malaysian Cabinet Ministers' decision which violated the Ahkam Shariah.
Hizb ut-Tahrir Wilayah Pakistan continued its campaign to "Stop America's War, that makes Muslims fight Muslims", by placing banners around several key locations around Karachi, announcing its rally on 31st May, to be held at Regal Chowk. Locations of the banners included outside High Court of Karachi; Supreme Court of Karachi; I.I Chundrigar Road and Regal Chowk
The democratic government of Pakistan has arrested five activists of Hizb ut-Tahrir and booked them with terrorism and treason charges. The only "sin" these activists committed was that they were building public opinion to stop the showering of bullets and bombs over the innocent civilians of Swat.
Hundreds of people gathered at protests held by Hizb ut-Tahrir Wilayah Pakistan against America's war within Pakistan in the capital, Islamabad. Hizb ut-Tahrir Wilayah Pakistan demanded that America's war is immediately stopped and our sons in the Pakistan Army are no longer used as fuel for Obama's failing crusade.
Hizb ut-Tahrir Wilayah Pakistan has launched a campaign against the government's creation of a wasteful civil war in Pakistan, to secure America's occupation in Afghanistan. On the one hand the Muslims are losing on all fronts, they are losing their soldiers in dozens, their mujahideen in hundreds, their women, children and elderly are suffering, their homes and their livelihood are being destroyed.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
By Mazhar Tufail
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Rehman Malik has directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to crack down on unscrupulous elements involved in cyber crime, particularly the misuse of short message service (SMS) by some banned outfits to advance their agenda.
"The interior minister has directed the FIA director general to be vigilant against the elements involved in cyber crime, including the misuse of SMS," an official told The News. "The interior minister has directed the agency to specifically check the use of SMS service by some banned outfits to mobilise the public in their favour and provoke public against the government besides propagating their activities and agenda of creating unrest in the country," he said.
This correspondent asked the official as to what steps the government was taking to stop or counter the propaganda of some banned outfits, particularly the Hizb-ut-Tahrir, through the SMS.
The Hizb-ut-Tahrir, originally a Palestinian organisation headquartered in London, was banned under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 on November 20, 2003. He said the SMS campaign of the outlawed Hizb-ut-Tahrir was in the notice of the Ministry of Interior and other agencies concerned. He said that Hizb-ut-Tahrir had particularly become active after the ongoing Swat operation was launched. He said an SMS was circulated by the banned organisation on May 9 from telephone number 0314/4978858 , in which it tried to provoke the masses against the government with reference to the declaration of all-out war against the militants by the prime minister in his televised address.
This correspondent had also received the SMS from the same number. Another SMS, circulated on May 11 from telephone number 0313/4337329 , stated: "Hizb ut-Tahrir staged protest demonstrations in Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi against the Army operation in Swat. In the demonstrations, stoppage of the massacre of Muslims at the hands of Muslims and ouster of America from the region was demanded."
Similarly, a press statement circulated by Naveed Butt, the spokesman for Hizb-ut-Tahrir Pakistan, via email on May 4 stated: "The government is spilling the blood of innocent people under the banner of writ of state and fighting militancy.
"The time has come that the sincere elements within the people of power must remove this government to stop this war and provide Nusrah [victory] to Hizb-ut-Tahrir so that the killing of Muslims may be stopped."
When contacted, Interior Minister Rehman Malik told this correspondent that the government was aware of the activities of some banned outfits in the wake of the Swat operation and was taking steps to initiate legal action against them.
"No outlawed organisation will be allowed to provoke masses against the government and advance their agenda of promoting extremism," he said. "The short message service of the cellular companies falls in the category of cyber crime and the elements misusing this service will be dealt with as per the relevant law."
Hizb ut-Tahrir organised big protest demonstrations in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi against the Swat military operation and strongly condemned this American war whose only fuel is the blood of Muslim soldiers and people of swat and making Muslim fight Muslim.
