RAWALPINDI, Dec 28: Pakistan has been isolated in the world because of the government’s wrong policies, the acting Jamaat-i- Islami Amir Rawalpindi city, Syed Uzair Hamid, said on Friday.

He was speaking to the participants of a demonstration held by the JI Rawalpindi chapter against the arrests of the JI Amir Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Qazi Abdul Rasheed and other leaders.

The JI Amir, Rawalpindi district, Mohammad Abbas Butt, JI Naib Amir, Rawalpindi, Maulana Abdul Jalil, Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan leader Farooq Amin and President, Shabab Milli Rawalpindi, Haji Tahir Khan, also participated in the demonstration.

The demonstration started from Moti Mosque, Liaquat Road, at 4pm. Hundreds of JI activists participated in the rally which marched towards Fawara Chowk. They chanted anti-government slogans and held banners and placards.

Syed Uzair Hamid lamented on the government’s foreign policy which enabled India to become aggressive towards Pakistan.

He said the United States was the biggest terrorist in the world, and demanded of the government to expel the Americans out of the country.

He further criticized the double standards adopted by the US, and said: “If two US buildings are destroyed, it is terrorism, but, if tens of thousands of people are killed in Afghanistan, Kashmir and Palestine, it is not terrorism.”

The JI Amir Rawalpindi district, Abbas Butt, said India had gathered its forces along the Line of Control, and was ready to launch an attack on Pakistan.

He asked the government to remain active and take political leaders, masses, lawyers, students and common men into confidence for a joint strategy to counter any Indian aggression.

The naib amir JI Rawalpindi district, Maulana Abdul Jalil, said the country was passing through the worst economic and political crisis. The JI had always rendered sacrifices for the country and it would not hesitate to do so in future also, he added.

He asked the government to release the leaders of religious parties and create an atmosphere that would enable all patriotic elements to form a joint strategy for the defence of the country.

The president of Shabab Milli Rawalpindi, Haji Tahir Khan, in his speech, said the country was facing severe threats due to the government’s policies.

India is threatening Pakistan of dire consequences, but, the government was not taking steps to counter these threats. He demanded of the government to release JI Amir Qazi Hussain Ahmad if it wanted peace in the country and public support.

The Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan leader, Farooq Amin, said the government should release all detained leaders of the JI and Pakistan-Afghanistan Defence Council.

Speaking to the participants of the rally, the former JI MPA, Chaudhry Tanveer held President Pervez Musharraf responsible for the killings of innocent people in Afghanistan. He warned the government to release Qazi Hussain Ahmed and Maulana Fazlur Rehman, otherwise, the situation in the country would deteriorate.

Heavy contingent of the police and elite force were also present on the occasion to avert any untoward incident. The police had blocked traffic from Fawara Chowk to Gawalmandi Chowk which caused inconvenience to the public.

PPI ADDS: The Pakistan Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC) held a peaceful demonstration against the detention of its leaders infront of Lal Masjid here on Friday.