RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: Syed Qamar Haider Zaidi, Central Spokesman of Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya Pakistan, has demanded from the government to take all schools of thought including Students Action Committee into confidence in laying down security plan for Northern Areas so that heinous game of the combined enemy could be thwarted.

Indus river near Gilgit, Northern Areas Pakistan

In a statement issued here from Tehreek headquarters, he lauded direction by President Gen. Pervez Musharraf to stop military operation in Northern Areas and asking Vice-Chief of the Army Staff to lay down security plan in consultation with the Administration, he said situation in sensitive areas, particularly in Northern Areas is being worsened under a planned conspiracy in which forces averse to religion and motherland are involved.

He said it is crystal clear and is an open fact that education is the basic right of all and it has been clearly mentioned in the Constitution that follower of every Maktab (school of thought) is free to get education according to his own beliefs and ideologies because there is no coercion in religion so much so that non-Muslim minorities also have the right to get education according to their religious belief. Therefore, imposing one Maktab’s education on the other is not fair and an open violation of the Constitution.

A beautiful View of Gilgit, Northern Areas Pakistan

The Spokesman said one reason of aggravating the situation is announcement of the President and the Prime Minister of their Maktab and Maslak on different forums repeatedly but they should keep in mind that they were not installed in their offices in Maktabi or Maslaki capacity because there is no mention of Maktabi and Maslaki attachment for the posts of President and Prime Minister in the Constitution rather it is necessary for them to be Muslim. Therefore, he added, there was no need for President and the Prime Minister to make such announcements.

He said there is no concept of majority and minority in Islam rather rights of all Muslims are equal and Pakistan is not a sectarian State rather Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Terming the imposition of ban of display of arms in Northern Areas, particularly in Gilgit by President Musharraf, a right step, he said this ban should be implemented throughout the country.

The TNFJ Spokesman demanded from the government to set all arrested students in Northern Areas free forthwith and form an Enquiry Tribunal to take disciplinary action against and award exemplary punishment to those army and police personnel who committed excesses with students and citizens.

He said the second democratic government under the rule of President Musharraf is following the policy of cornering all schools of thought including the Maktab-e-Tashayyo as a result of which they are averse of having a dialogue with the two main Makatib (schools of thought) and they even avoid inviting them to any forum which is not fair because everyone has played an equal part in creating and making Pakistan.

He said enemies of Islam, Taghoot and her agents may reap the benefit of the efforts to impose supremacy of any particular Maktab on the country because they desire to change the States into Masalik but they would not be allowed to succeed in their nefarious designs and people would defend Basic Ideology of Pakistan come what may.