ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Youm-e-Soug, or the Day of Mourning was observed throughout Pakistan on Saturday with religious and national spirit for up-gradation of status of those who lost their life in Zaireen-e-Karbala tragedy and in the collapse of a building in Makkah Mukarrama on the call of Quaid-i-Milat-i-Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi.

Quran Khwani was organised at mosques and Majalis-e-Taraheem were held in Imambargahs in all small and big cities and towns of the country including all the four provinces, Federal Capital, Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas.

Addressing these gatherings, ulema and khutaba prayed for the up-gradation of the status of martyrs of Karbala tragedy and for those who lost their life in collapse of building in Makkah.

In Federal Capital Islamabad, a peaceful rally was organised by Mukhtar Students Organisation in front of Press Club Camp Office led by ulema, religious, political and social elite. The participants of the rally were carrying different banners and placards inscribed with different slogans.

Addressing the rally, Chairman MSO Pakistan Syed Bu Ali Mahdi said, the worst incident of terrorism near the holy shrine of Imam Hussain (A.S.) in the holiest city of Iraq Karbala-e-Mualla is the work of international colonial chief who was using every tactic to seize the national resources of all Muslim States including that of Iraq.

Expressing condolences to the bereaved families of the incident, Maraje Ozzam of Hoza Ilmia Najaf-e-Ashraf and the oppressed Iraqi people, he assured them of the solidarity from the Pakistani people and prayed for the early recovery of the injured.

MSO Additional Secretary General Adeel Haideri presented a resolution on this occasion which said that at present the whole world was under the influence of terrorism and the international terrorist was responsible for the same. The resolution made it clear that as per a saying of Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Hamid Moosavi, evil could be wiped out with good, oppression with justice and terrorism with patience. But, he added, the colonial chief was not lending her ear and was using all tactics to reap self-interest and promote terrorism so as to pitch one Maktab against the other but her designs have been thwarted and she will have to face the same brunt in future also.

The resolution said that the objective of the Karbala tragedy was to make ground for further stay of the allied forces in Iraq. There is no Maktabi conflict anywhere including Iraq rather the colonial powers were promoting such activities themselves. It said that suicide attempts were carried out in Karbala-e-Mualla and Mavi at the same time in a bid to prove that Maktabi conflict exists but the role played by Iraqi intelligentsia, Mujtahideen, and Hoza is laudable who thwarted this conspiracy with their mutual unity.

The resolution expressed shock over the role being played by the Muslim World and the international organisations, particularly the so-called champions of human rights who cry hoarse when they feel any noise elsewhere but when the terrorist activities take place on the holy soil of Prophets in Iraq where mausoleums of Amirul Momineen Hazrat Ali ibne Abi Talib (A.S.) and Shaheed-e-Insaniyyat (martyr of humanity) Hazrat Imam Hussain (A.S.) are situated, then they keep a criminal silence which is condemnable.

The resolution made it clear that murder of even a single person is the murder of the whole humanity and desecration of any holy place is the trampling of dignity of the Sha’a’ir-Ullah, and interference or attack on any country is the interference and attack on all countries which we strongly condemn.

The resolution made it clear that Makkah is such a place from where the Islam began and Hussainiyyat gave a new lease of life to Islam in the plains of Karbala and the evil forces are still afraid of Hussainiyyat.

The participants of the rally while expressing heartfelt condolences on the Makkah incident and Zaireen-e-Karbala tragedy reiterated their resolve not only to take care of Hussainiyyat, but would not also allow anybody to cause any harm to it.

The resolution called upon the oppressed and Muslim people all over the world to understand the colonial conspiracies otherwise they would not be remembered in the future history. It declared that those who give air to Maktabi, Maslaki and group differences have no link with Islam and humanity and suicide is condemnable in all religions of the world rather it is Haram in Islam.

It expressed concern over the silence of Islamic World, Arab League, and OIC over bloodshed in Iraq and warned that it may be their turn tomorrow, therefore, it said, the whole Islamic World should raise their voice of protest against the oppression going on in all Islamic States including Iraq, representative organisation of the Islamic World i.e. OIC should lay down a solid and courageous strategy otherwise there is no justification of its existence.

The resolution said that international colonial powers are not friends to anyone rather they only desire their self-interest and dominance. The resolution made it clear that righteousness could not be overcome by using the indecent tactics of terrorism and bloodshed.

The participants of the rally dispersed peacefully after raising vociferous slogans against America.

In Rawalpindi, Majlis-e-Aza in connection with the Youm-e-Soug was held at Imambargah Zainul Abideen under the auspices of TNFJ District Youm-e-Soug Committee. District President TNFJ Alhaj Ghulam Murtaza Chauhan, Allama Syed Zahid Abbas Kazmi, and Maulana Syed Tabassum Abbas Kazmi addressed.

According to reports reaching the TNFJ headquarters, Majalis-e-Aza were held and protest rallies were taken out in connection with the Youm-e-Soug in Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar, Hyderabad, Larkana, Nawabshah, Sakkur, Khairpur Miras, Sargodha, Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bhakkar, Faisalabad, Jhelum, Chakwal, Attock, Gujrat, Kohat and other cities.