Pakistan protests war crimes sentencing in Bangladesh

Published July 19, 2013
Supporters of the Islami Jamiat-e-Taliba, student wing of religious political party Jamat-e-Islami, protest against the verdict of Bangladesh war crimes tribunal in Karachi. — AFP Photo
Supporters of the Islami Jamiat-e-Taliba, student wing of religious political party Jamat-e-Islami, protest against the verdict of Bangladesh war crimes tribunal in Karachi. — AFP Photo
They called on the Muslim world to "save Bangladesh". Controversial statements in light of the much debated history of the 1971 war. — AFP Photo
They called on the Muslim world to "save Bangladesh". Controversial statements in light of the much debated history of the 1971 war. — AFP Photo
Ahsan Ali Mohammad was handed the death penalty for war crimes. — Reuters
Ahsan Ali Mohammad was handed the death penalty for war crimes. — Reuters
Protesters chant slogans in Karachi. — Reuters
Protesters chant slogans in Karachi. — Reuters
Some protesters urged action from the Pakistani government and military. — AFP Photo
Some protesters urged action from the Pakistani government and military. — AFP Photo
Representatives of the Jamiat-e-Tulaba in Lahore. — Reuters
Representatives of the Jamiat-e-Tulaba in Lahore. — Reuters
They called Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina an "Indian sympathiser". — Reuters
They called Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina an "Indian sympathiser". — Reuters

Supporters of the Islami Jamiat-e-Taliba, student wing of religious political party Jamat-e-Islami, protest against the verdict of Bangladesh war crimes tribunal in Karachi and Lahore, July 18th, 2013. Some dozens of students gathered together in show of force against the guilty verdict of the trial of Ghulam Azam, the former head of the Jamaat-e-Islami party and the death sentence of Ali Ahsan Mohammad, secretary general of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, for crimes during the 1971 war of independence.

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