PADC slams bombing

Published November 4, 2001

MANSEHRA, Nov 3: Thousands of people staged a rally on Friday here to condemn the continuing US bombardment on Afghanistan and the killings of a large number of civilians.

The rally, organized by the Pakistan Afghan Defence Council (PADC), turned into a big public meeting on Kashmir Road, where protesters raised slogans against the US attacks and condemned the bloodshed of innocent people.

PADC’s Maulana Amanullah, Maulana Abdul Jalil Jan, Maulana Hidayatullah Shah, Qari Moahmmad Afzal and Shaukat Ali Khan advocate spoke at the meeting.

The speakers denounced the Pakistan government’s support to the Anglo-American air raids on Afghanistan.

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