RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: Meesam Tammar, Convener of Alamgir Youm-e-Shuhada-e-Bari Imam Committee has demanded from the government to correct the law and order situation in Pakistan on the occasion of Alamgir Youm-e-Shuhada-e-Bari Imam (Universal Day of Bari Imam Martyrs) that is being observed throughout the country on Friday, May 19 to pay homage to those who sacrificed their life on the occasion of annual pursadari of Sultan-ul-Fuqara Hazrat Bari Imam Kazmi Al-Mashadi last year by organising Quran Khwani and Majalis-e-Taraheem.

He stated this at a Press conference held here on Wednesday.

He said Quran Khwani, Fateha Khwani and Majalis-e-Taraheem will be organised on the day for raising the status of Shuhada of Kashmir, Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq and incident of Samrah, Hangu, Tanak, Nishtar Park, Laal Shah Sorasi, Shuhada-e-Quetta, Allama Fazil Hussain Alvi, Maulana Maula Bux Jafri and of course the Shuhada of Bari Imam incident on Friday throughout the country.

Tammar made it clear that the participation of Maktab-e-Tashayyo in creation of Pakistan is not less than others therefore we strongly demand from the government to form a broad-based tribunal to investigate all incidents including the Bari Imam incident fulfilling the norms of justice and fair-play, unveiling the culprits behind the same and giving them exemplary punishment.

He said we still support the point of view of Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi that there is no maslaki conflict throughout the country, however, some satanic forces were bent upon proving so, they failed in their nefarious designs before and would receive the same fate in future also.

He said today everyone was supporting our point of view that a terrorist keeps no religion, maslak or a country but they are terrorists only. The Bari Imam incident was an open act of terrorism, President Pervez Musharraf had taken good steps to root out terrorism and had not only enforced Anti-Terrorism Act but had also banned terrorist groups. However, he added, President should find out who was sabotaging his steps because the banned groups are seen at the fora of the government and the opposition and they get immense coverage on the media also. If the situation remained the same the how could the terrorism could be rooted out, he asked.

Giving some background of the functions that are a feature of the Bari Imam’s shrine, he said during the era of Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan, all shrines were out of Auqaf Department’s custody and all functions were held with fanfare without any fear and people belonging to all walks of life used to participate in the same without any consideration of the maktab, maslak or country.

Hazrat Bari Imam, he said, is equally popular and respected in all schools of thought and on the last day of Urs of Hazrat Bari Imam, pursadari programme is organised since long before creation of Pakistan.

Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Agha Hamid Moosavi performs Ziarat by participating in the pursadari being his relationship with the Khanwada-e-Bari Imam.

He said that last year during the Majlis-e-Aza when Agha Moosavi was about to reach the venue, a strong bomb blast took place as a result of which dozens of Zaireen and Azadaran kissed Shahadat while hundreds of them were injured some of which were still undergoing treatment in different hospitals of the city.

Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya is the only representative organisation of the Maktab-e-Tashayyo with the only objective of promoting peace and disseminating oneness and brotherhood. He said the Tehreek displayed utmost patience of the Bari Imam incident and did not allow any riot throughout the country which was also recognised by all sections of society including the government. This policy was the continuation of the policy adopted at the time of Shahadat of Aun Muhammad Rizvi and Shah-e-Najaf incident. Earlier, during the 9-month long agitation thousands of arrests were courted, two persons kissed Shahadat but no loss was allowed to be caused to anyone.

He lamented that the government did not take the Bari Imam incident seriously. Almost one year has passed by but neither any probe tribunal was formed nor any culprits were arrested or unveiled. No loss was compensated while no government personality even bothered to offer condolence on their death. He said we adopted gentlemanliness despite in control of doing anything.

He reminded that the TNFJ had taken over the Islamabad Secretariat, had carried out 9-month long agitation and all this was done peacefully because we keep the religion, motherland and its people dearer than everything. We left the justice regarding Bari Imam incident to Allah, he added.