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Pakistan Shia Muslims’ countrywide sit-in ends on Monday noon

pakisan dharnaVictorious Pakistani Shia Muslims brought their protest sit-in to an end after renowned Shia leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas Jafri, chief of Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen announced all demands were met.

“Sacred blood of martyrs of Alamdar Road Tragedy bore fruit. Government met your demands. Blood has defeated the sword again in Pakistan,” Allama Jafri said in his message to the followers and supporters to end countrywide protest sit-in.

Pakistani Shia Muslims came out of their houses and joined sit-in defying cold nights of winter to express solidarity with the heirs of martyrs of Alamdar Road Quetta Tragedy who began sit-in at Alamdar Road after Friday prayers.

Main sit-in at Alamdar Road lasted for 72 hours. Late on Sunday night, Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf announced imposition of Governor Rule in Balochistan and made clear that Governor was free to call in army or any other law enforcement agency to help maintain law and order situation.

Following the protest of Quetta’s Shias, Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen rushed to Quetta and announced a country-wide sit-in protest. Allama Nasir Abbas Jafri’s appeal brought hundreds of thousands of Shiites out of their houses on Saturday in all over country.

Shia Muslims sits-in paralysed whole of Pakistan and disconnected cities from rest of the country.

The historic sit-in was staged outside Bilawal House Karachi where President Asif Zardari was staying. Highly charged and emotional Shiites staged sit-in in front of Governors Houses in Lahore, Gilgit and Peshawar.

Karachi-based Shiites’ sit-in began on Saturday noon to express solidarity with the sitters-in of Quetta. Tens of thousands of Shiites participated in the sit-in.

“Allama Raja Nasir Abbas Jafri, chief of Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen has appealed to 50 million Shiites not to sit at home and lodge their protest coming out of their houses,” Maulana Sadiq Raza Taqvi, secretary general of the MWM told the protestors at Numaish Chowrangi.

Whole of Karachi like all parts of Pakistan was reverberating with the slogans of Labbaik Ya Mahdi (AS) and Labbaik Ya Hussain (AS). Thousands of women, children, youths and children were seen at the sit-in.

The sits-in at Numaish Chowrangi, Shahrah-e-Pakistan Incholi, Gulshan-e-Maymar Super Highway, National Highway Malir, Natha Khan Goth, Colony Gate, Star Gate, Korangi Industrial Area road, Landhi Babar Market, Steel Town, Nazimabad and North Nazimabad main roads, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, and at other places virtually paralysed the city. Karachi was disconnected from upcountry due to blockade of main highways.

MWM leaders Allama Shaikh Hassan Salahuddin, Maulana Rajab Ali Bangash, Maulana Aqeel Abbas Sadiqi, Maulana Ali Mohammad, Maulana Jafar Raza, Maulana Karimi, Professor Shaista Zaidi and Khanam Zahra Najafi spoke and condemned the callousness of the government.

Shiites protest rallied all out support from almost all the major political parties and big wigs of the country’s politics. Former President General Pervez Musharraf in his telephonic address expressed full support the Shia Muslims and their just demands.

Dr Farooq Sattar, Waseem Aftab and Wasay Jalil of the MQM called on the MWM leaders at Numaish sit-in and informed that MQM Chief Altaf Hussain support to the legitimate demands of the sitters-in. They informed that Altaf Hussain had not slept for last three nights.

“United States and Israel are playing dirty game in Pakistan and the region and they and their hired terrorists were massacring people in Pakistan, Syria and other countries,” Ghinwa Bhutto, Chairperson, PPP (Shaheed Bhutto) spoke at the sit-in.

Jamaat-e-Islami’s officials Dr Meraj ul Huda, Mohammad Hussain Mehanti, Nasraullah Shajji, Naeem ur Rehman and Sarfaraz Ahmed expressed their solidarity with the Shia Muslims. They said that they and MWM are part of Milli Yakjehti Council. The JI officials supported the demand of army control over Quetta
Senior politician Meraj Mohammad Khan, National Party’s Ayoob Qureshi, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s Asad Iqbal Butt and others also spoke at Numaish sit-in. They vowed that whole of Pakistan has turned up in support of oppressed Shia Muslims.

Imran Khan of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf and several other leaders reached Quetta to express support to the sit-in. Dr Tahir ul Qadri of Tehrik Minhaj Quran and several other leaders called and assured their support.

Allama Nazir Abbas Taqvi of Shia Ulema Council, Maulana Hassan Salahuddin of the MWM and Hassan Abidi of Imamia Students Organisation spoke at Malir National Highway. The residents of Clifton and the DHA went to stage sit-in at Bilawal House where Maulana Shabbir Meesmi and Maulana Mohammad Karimi spoke to the protestors.

The MWM and other parties demanded of the government to launch an army operation against the notorious takfiri terrorists of the outlawed outfits.

Faizabad Rawalpindi-Islamabad interchange, inter-provincial traffic for Sindh-Punjab-Balochistan provinces was blocked due to sit-in in Kandh-Kot and Jacobabad district. National highway in Hyderabad, Dadu-Moro Bridge, Humayun Road Thul, Tando Allah Yar, Sukkur, Shikarpur, Thatta were also closed for traffic due to sit-in in almost all big and small cities of Sindh province.

Jhang-Multan Road was blocked due to sit-in Ahmed Pur Sial and Athara Hazari Head Tarimoon. Sits-in were staged at Governor House Lahore, Imamia Colony G T Road Lahore, Chowk Azam Layyah, 7 Block Imam Bargah Khushab-Lahore-Sargodha Road, Chungi Chowk Jam Pur, Gujrawnwala, Ayoob Chowk Jhang City, Niwan Chowk Multan, Bhakkar, and at many other districts of Punjab province.

Sits-in were staged in Khyber-Pukhtoonkhwa, Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistan provinces and also in Parachinar.
The good news for Shiites is the fact that three sits-in were staged in Rahim Yar Khan, the home district of notorious takfiri terrorist Malik Ishaq and also in Jhang, the home district of the notorious Sipah-e-Yazeed.

Peaceful and law-abiding Shia successfully isolated the enemies as whole of Pakistan turned up to express solidarity with them.

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