KARACHI: The observance of Black Day in protest against the carnage of innocent Muslims in India was marked in Karachi yesterday [Oct 3] by meetings held by students after the Juma prayers. A meeting was held at the Arambagh mosque and flags of India as well as an effigy of the Indian Prime Minister, Mrs Indira Gandhi, were burnt. Namaz-i-Ghaibana for the Muslims killed by the Indian Hindus was held at the Memon Masjid, while prayers were offered at various mosques throughout the City.

Students, wearing black arm bands carried banners in Urdu, English and Gujrati, reading “Stop killing Muslims”, “Hindu Goondaism Murdabad”, “Humanity is dying in Ahmedabad”, “We will take revenge of the martyrs”, “Snap diplomatic relations with India”, “Declare Jehad”, “Introduce general military training”, “We hail President Yahya’s stand at the Rabat Conference”.

The meeting at the Memon Mosque was sponsored by the National Students Federation and ad­d­­r­essed by its President, Mr Rashid Hasan. It strongly condemned the brutal killings of the Mus­­­lims of India, blamed imperialist agents and said that it was a challenge to the whole Muslim world. — Correspondent

Published in Dawn, October 4th, 2019

Opinion

Editorial

IMF’s unease
Updated 24 May, 2024

IMF’s unease

It is clear that the next phase of economic stabilisation will be very tough for most of the population.
Belated recognition
24 May, 2024

Belated recognition

WITH Wednesday’s announcement by three European states that they intend to recognise Palestine as a state later...
App for GBV survivors
24 May, 2024

App for GBV survivors

GENDER-based violence is caught between two worlds: one sees it as a crime, the other as ‘convention’. The ...
Energy inflation
Updated 23 May, 2024

Energy inflation

The widening gap between the haves and have-nots is already tearing apart Pakistan’s social fabric.
Culture of violence
23 May, 2024

Culture of violence

WHILE political differences are part of the democratic process, there can be no justification for such disagreements...
Flooding threats
23 May, 2024

Flooding threats

WITH temperatures in GB and KP forecasted to be four to six degrees higher than normal this week, the threat of...