Islamic countries urged to stay away from imperialistic forces

ISLAMABAD: Leaders of diverse religio-political parties Sunday called on the Islamic countries to stay away from the imperialistic forces for their survival and unity in their ranks.

Speaking here at a rally, organised by Majlis Wahdatul Muslimeen to mark Chehlum of Iranian senior commander General Qassem Soleimani and others, they said the martyred general was a hurdle in the way of US terrorist proxies in the Middle East, who had been dealt a telling blow by him. Large numbers of senior leaders and activists from MWM, Milli Yakjehti Council, Imamia Student Organisation, Jamaat-e-Islami and Tanzeem Ahle Haram attended the event.

MWM Secretary General Allama Raja Nasir Abbas Jaffary said that Soleimani had defeated the US plot to divide the Islamic countries and its dream of a greater Israel had been smashed. He claimed the deal of the century had been trampled, as many participants chanted slogans against the imperialist powers and their agents in the Middle East. They vowed to take forward his mission. “The protection and survival of the Ummah lies in staying away from the US, which always stabs from the back and reneges on commitments and promises,” he went on to allege.

Allama Nasir called for production of ‘our missing persons in courts, as forced disappearances are immoral, illegal, unconstitutional and inhuman acts’. He said that claims of framing an independent and free foreign policy were turning out to be as hollow, as other promises of turning around the country’s fate. MWM Deputy Secretary General Allama Ahmad Iqbal Rizvi said the martyred general had trashed all the satanic conspiracies while some countries in the Middle East supported the US in its deal of the century.

He alleged Muslim countries in the Middle East had struck a deal on Palestine by establishing diplomatic relations with Israel. “General Soleimani lives on in the hearts of all free people,” he remarked while paying tributes to him.

Referring to the boisterous gathering, Allama Abdul Khaliq Asadi said that the congregation was a manifestation of unity and amity while the anti-Islam forces wanted to weaken the Islamic nations by fanning sectarian tensions. Deputy Secretary General of MYC Saqib Akbar said, “We will not allow compromise on Kashmir issue and want our foreign policy to be framed in Islamabad and not on the dictations from outside.”

“This congregation is a hurdle in the way of imperialist forces while Daesh has been brought on our border, which is a threat to the entire Muslim Ummah, including Pakistan,” said Syed Nasir Shirazi while speaking on the occasion. He claimed General Soleimani courageously fought for security of Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan by engaging and defeating the terrorist outfits. He also cautioned against any deal on Kashmir, contrary to the aspirations of Kashmiris. Allama Haider Alvi said that the US wanted to enforce a new world order through an Arab country while US President Donald Trump wanted to visit Pakistan to dictate on Kashmir issue. Asad Abbasi Naqvi said people of Palestine had called Soleimani the martyr of al-Quds. Others, who spoke, included Allama Waheed Kazmi and Nisar Ali Faizi.