HYDERABAD, Jan 5: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan (JUP) Hyderabad chapter, observed black day and held a protest demonstration at Phulelli bazar on the call of party chief Shah Mohammad Anas Noorani on Friday to condemn the hanging of deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussain and demanded registration of murder case against US president George. W. Bush for atrocities committed against people in Afghanistan, Iraq and northern areas of Pakistan.
Speaking on the occasion MMA's MPA from the city Abdul Rehman Rajput said that US president Bush should be tried crime against humanity in the international court of justice and be awarded capital punishment. He said hanging of Saddam Hussain had led to an outcry and people were mourning his execution carried out on the directives of a ‘kangaroo court’ dictated by the United States. He alleged that silence of Pakistani rulers proved that they were friends of America. JUP leader Haji Moinuddin Sheikh, UC Nazim Hussain Bux Hussaini, Mohammad Ibrahim Sheikh, Nazim Ali Arain and others also condemned hanging of Saddam Hussain. They rapped Pakistan government for maintaining a criminal silence over the execution of Saddam and said that rulers had proved that they had accepted slavery of the United States .
They said that Saddam Hussain courageously faced death and walked to gallows in a cool and composed manner. They said that he shouted Allah-o-Akbar while being hanged thus he followed in foot-steps of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) but did not bow before tyrant.
They said that it was high time that rulers should publicly condemn anti-Islam policies of US and added that policies of present regime had given nothing to masses but price-hike and joblessness. They added that while oil prices recorded decline in international market the same remained unchanged in Pakistan.
BAIL PLEA: Hearing of bail application of Abdul Rehman Mari, the principal accused in kidnapping case of Manu Bheel's family members, was adjourned to January 15 as complainant's counsel did not turn up in Sindh High Court Hyderabad’s circuit bench on Friday.
Advocate Allah Bachayo Soomro is appearing on behalf of the accused, Abdul Rehman Mari, who has moved the court to seek bail in the kidnapping case, lodged by Shirimati Dharmi vide crime 35/98, on medical ground.
Mr Justice Azizullah Memon also exempted the police officials from regular appearance in the court. The counsel for Manu Bheel remained absent on medical ground and an adjournment was sought which was allowed.
It has been stated in bail application that after confirmation of bail in said case accused joined investigation with police and extended full cooperation for ascertaining facts and added that in 1998 the accused had fallen victim to hepatitis-C and such problems needed proper treatment.
He submitted that after Supreme Court took suo motu cognisance of the matter, the Sindh High Court Hyderabad circuit bench cancelled his client's pre-arrest bail on April 25, 2006, after it was moved by concerned investigating agency on the ground that he was avoiding to join the investigation.
