TNFJ Islamabad meets Press: Probe demanded in fire

By: Salman Alvi

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – October 09: President Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya district council Islamabad Allama Basharat Hussain Imami strongly condemning the conflagration of the holy shrine of Hazrat Bari Imam’s (RA) father, Hazrat Sakhi Mahmood Badshah (RA), Al-Fuqara Mosque and Imambargah adjacent to it, dozens of copies of holy Quran and other relics at the hands of miscreants has demanded from the government to clamp the culprits with iron hand, give them exemplary punishment as well as a probe that why in the presence of administration such was committed deliberately.

He was addressing a news conference at the shrine of Hazrat Sakhi Mahmood Badshah (RA), Aabpara, Islamabad on Thursday. Local religious scholars and leaders of different religious and matmi organizations were also present on the occasion. He stressed upon the President Gen Pervez Musharraf to find out black sheep besides implementing effectively the Anti-Terrorism Ordinance, because terrorists either they are in any dress or party they are just terrorists and deserve no mercy. He demanded from the government compensation of damages. He said Federal Minister for Interior affairs should resign forthwith displaying moral courage on the incident of arson, destruction, and fire and desecration of the shrine.

Responding to a question, Allama Imami said suspension of administration is not sufficient but they must be booked. He said a Muslim cannot desecrate Sha’a’ir-Ullah and nor can kill anyone unjustly. He said if killing is terrorism then defilement of holy Quran and shrine is also terrorism. He warned that if government would not take notice of this trampling of holy places then the same will be done with the rulers themselves.

Allama Imami made clear in answer to another question that Pakistan, which was established in the name of Islam, is a fruit of joint struggles of all schools of thought. He lamented that because of inefficient rulers we lost a part of our country; Ziaul Haq when he attacked democracy, confronted the country with a new trouble deviating the principles of Quaid-e-Azam, and the nation is still suffering this in the form of terrorism.

Issuance of Presidential Anti-Terrorism Ordinance left very good effects and everyone felt a pause in terrorism but this was restored again after the participation of banned outfits in the elections with new names. Incidents of Quetta, Karachi, and now the killing of member National assembly Azam Tariq in Islamabad stand witness, he answered a question concerning the government steps for control of terrorism, adding that though everyone knows Azam Tariq was affiliated with an outlawed organization but despite this every man and party regardless of any discrimination termed the killing terrorism and condemned it.

Allama Imami said that TNFJ is the only representative organization, which always gives preference to the interests of the nation and the country on each and every occasion and speaks for brotherhood. During the last 20 years, the TNFJ chief Agha Syed Hamid Ali shah Moosavi presented to the government suggestions for eradication of terrorists and terrorism which were followed by President Gen Musharraf only. This Anti-Terrorism Ordinance is result of all that, he added.

He said we respect all because we keep Islam and Pakistan dear to everything. Neither we are weak nor should anyone deem our nobility weakness. Whether it is murder of anyone we consider it our’s and say that whosoever create dissention among Shia and Sunni schools of thought, is not friend of anyone but an enemy for humanity.

He told reports that not even a single stick was moved after the murder of Aun Muhammad Rizvi and Shah-e-Najaf incident; Quetta incident is the deadliest incident in Pakistan history but neither a shop was set on fire and nor harm was caused to anyone. All this is courtesy to TNFJ because it always has adopted a positive policy, but after the incident of Islamabad the inefficiency and slackness of government is manifest to all.

He lamented that despite this that Islamabad is capital city miscreants were given a free hand which caused harm to not only private and public property but the shrine of Hazrat Sakhi Mahmood (RA), father of Hazrat Bari Imam – and Islamabad’s conversion to capital is under obligation to him – was not only desecrated and torched but even the copies of holy Quran were not spared, malang men were beaten, Alam mubarik was set on fire and innocent birds were also not forgiven. But the media tried its best to conceal this oppression, he lamented and condemned, adding that private channels particularly geo gave coverage to all news except the fire of the shrine and copies of holy Quran, which is journalistic dishonesty and created harm to its own credibility. But truth never dies and speaks even on spear point.

He said we speak not only for Maktab-e-Tashayyo, Quran is the last Shariah, our messenger is the last messenger (SAW) and this is the last Book which is our source of survival; likewise the shrine of Hazrat Sakhi Mahmood is respectable in the sight of all and is visited by not only Shia and Sunni but also the minorities. He said on one hand media concealed it while on the other presented the terror incident in such a manner, which provoked the people resulting in damages in different cities.

The TNFJ district council Islamabad president fully supported the demand of the Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi in which he appealed the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take suo moto notice of the incident and book the Islamabad administration, order probe against the fire incident at the shrine of Bari Sarkar’s (RA) father and order strict action and punishment against the culprits, because there is a punishment proposed in the Constitution of Pakistan for those who desecrate Holy Quran.

He resolved to promote unity, and gave thanks to the newsmen for giving time hoping that they would bring to light the oppression and injustice.

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