RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: Syed Qamar Haider Zaidi, Central Spokesman of Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya Pakistan has declared the arrest of terrorists who had planned mass destruction in the procession of martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Ali ibne Abi Talib (A.S.) and Youm-ul-Quds Himayat-e-Mazloomin, as a great achievement of Rawalpindi Police.

TNFJ Chief Agha Hamid Moosavi Kissing Alam of Hazrat Abbas(as) during Rawalpindi/Islamabad's main Azadari procession marking Martyrdom Anniversary of Imam Ali (as) on Ramadan 21

In a statement issued here from Tehreek headquarters on Tuesday, he said the DIG Rawalpindi Syed Marwat Ali Shah has unveiled the thwarted designs of the terrorists at a Press conference yesterday. He said the main target of the terrorists were Quaid-i-Millat-i- Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi, TNFJ high level office-bearers and Matmi Azadars because the Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Hamid Moosavi participated in the main procession of Shahadat-e-Hazrat Ali (A.S.) taken out in Rawalpindi and had returned just before Sehr time after the Ziarat of the procession.

High-level police officials were deputed on the occasion along with police, volunteers of subordinate bodies of the Tehreek and MFP to protect the procession, and Taburrakat while Markazi Azadari Camp was also established by MSO in Kashmiri Bazar.

According to the Spokesman, the other target of the terrorists was Youm-ul-Quds Ash-Sharif procession that is also taken out under the auspices of Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya District Rawalpindi, led by ulema, TNFJ Additional Secretary General Syed Shujaat Ali Bokhari and other central office-bearers while a large number of people belonging to different schools of thought attended the procession.

He said arrest of terrorists is a laudable performance of the Rawalpindi Police. He made it clear that the world could only be turned into a hub of peace by rooting out oppression. At present Pakistan is the target of world of oppression and brutality for the last three decades. President Pervez Musharraf is the first personality who had taken most important steps to root out this menace under which he not only enforced Anti-Terrorism Act but by banning terrorist groups after unveiling them, and now was utilising all his energies to root out terrorism and the ongoing crackdown is a part of that objective.

But despite that, he added, Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Hamid Moosavi miraculously escaped in the Bari Imam incident on May 27 last in which dozens of his spiritual sons were martyred and injured and some of them are still under treatment in some hospitals. He lamented that the rulers neither paid any compensation to the bereaved families of Shuhada-e-Bari Imam incident and the injured nor they offered any condolence to the TNFJ.

The Spokesman said Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Hamid Moosavi had been targeted many a time before Bari Imam incident but God Almighty kept him safe and sound. He said only Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya Pakistan announces 3-day Ayyam-e-Aza on the occasion of Shahadat-e-Hazrat Ali in the month of Ramazan while Juma-tul-Wida is also being observed as Youm-ul-Quds Himayat-e-Mazloomin throughout the country for the last quarter a century and the main procession is only taken out under the auspices of TNFJ in Rawalpindi that makes things clear that target of the terrorism was also the TNFJ because it practically preaches Ittehad Bainul Muslimeen and the enemy desires to tear apart Sunni-Shia unity.

He said the Interior Ministry and the Provincial Governments, through special letters, had been asked on October 1 to provide protection and improve the law and order situation during programmes of month of Ramazan viz. Youm-ul-Huzn, Youm-e-Aman, Ayyam-e-Aza, Youm-ul-Quds Himayat-e-Mazloomin, and Eid-ul Fitr.

The TNFJ Spokesman called upon the government that more than five months have passed to Bari Imam incident, therefore the culprits of that incidents should be arrested forthwith and given exemplary punishment, compensation be paid to the bereaved families and the injured should be taken care of, a broad-based Investigative Commission should be formed to probe all incidents including Bari Imam incident and the tragic incidents in Gilgit.

Moreover, law and order situation should be strengthened further and made effective to ensure protection to the people and their wealth. He also called upon the people to remain alert, recognise their friends and foes and express hatred against the terrorist banned groups.