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ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: Leaders of Afghanistan Defence Council (ADC) have claimed that Pakistani troops have killed six activists of the Council in Jacobabad.
Speaking at a protest rally here on Sunday, the leaders of the Council warned the Musharraf government to withdraw its support to the United States, otherwise the ADC would announce war against it.
They asked President Pervez Musharraf to quit as he was responsible for killing of innocent persons, who were heading towards Jacobabad air base.
They said interior ministry had given information to the US intelligence agencies about the whereabouts of Taliban’s chief Mullah Omar and Osama bin Laden.
The speakers said freedom fighters’ organizations like Harkatul Ansar and Jaish-i-Mohammad had been black-listed by the US, despite the fact that these organizations were also actively engaged in occupied Kashmir.
“President Pervez Musharraf has betrayed the Kashmiris by supporting the US and keeping silence over black-listing of these two Jehadi outfits,” they added.
They warned the US that Afghanistan would become a graveyard for its troops if it started ground war. On the visit of the US secretary of state, Colin Powell, to Pakistan, they said he was coming to make a deal on Kashmir. “The US wanted to eliminate the nuclear programme of Pakistan in the pretext of war against terrorism,” they said.
The participants of the demonstration raised slogans against the US, British and Pakistani governments.
Those who spoke on this occasion were Maulana Nazir Ahmed Farooqi, Maulana Taj Mohammad, Qari Saeedur Rehman, Maulana Shamsul Haq, Maulana Abdul Khaliq, Abdul Rashid Ghazi, Shabbir Ahmed Kashmiri, Mian Mohammad Aslam, Prof Mehmoodur Rehman, Maulana Abdul Jalil, Maulana Abdul Rashid and Shujaur Rehman.
Heavy police contingents, officials of the district administration, foreign journalists and secret agency personnel were present there.
PPI ADDS: Leaders of the religious parties and the Pakistan Muslim League(N) cautioned against the use of the armed forces to crush anti-US rallies in the country.
Speaking at the anti-US protest demonstration in front of the Motmar mosque, the leaders of the religious parties and the PML(N) accused the US of making bids to make Pakistani forces centre of criticism as was the case with Indian army in Indian held Kashmir.
They warned the government not to use troops to crush anti-US rallies. They said using the forces against their own people would be no service, rather such wrong acts could play havoc with national interests.
Later, the protesters torched effigies of President Bush, Tony Blair and General Pervez Musharraf.
The speakers condemned the attacks on Afghanistan and killing of hundreds of innocent civilians in the name of war against terrorism.
They termed the attacks as open terrorism against Islam and said Jihad had become obligation on each and every Muslim in the world.
They vowed that people from Pakistan would go to wage Jihad from the side of Taliban. They extended full solidarity and support to Taliban and threatened that the US and its allies would not be allowed to use the soil of Pakistan for the attack on Afghanistan.
