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PESHAWAR, Jan 9: Various political parties on Friday took out protest processions and staged demonstrations in different parts of the city against the killing of innocent Palestinians by the Israeli forces.
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP-Sherpao) activists led by party’s provincial president MPA Sikandar Sherpao staged a protest demonstration outside the Peshawar Press Club and chanted slogans against the atrocities being committed by the Israeli forces against the Palestinian civilians.
The protesters were holding banners and placards inscribed with slogans against the Israeli forces.
Speaking on the occasion, Sikandar Khan Sherpao said that United States was taking up human rights issues in other countries whenever it wished, but it had turned a blind eye towards the genocide of Palestinians at the hands of Israelis.
“Our rulers are also least bothered about raising their voice for the rights of the innocent Palestinian citizens and are following the policies of the US,” he said.
The demonstrators demanded an immediate end to the bombing of the civilian population.
JI RALLY: The workers of Jamaat-i-Islami took out a protest procession from Masjid Mahabat Khan and held a rally at Chowk Yadgar. The procession was led by NWFP JI Amir Sirajul Haq and other local leaders.
The protestors were holding banners and placards inscribed with slogans against Israel, United States of America and its allies. The demonstrators raised anti-Israel and anti-US slogans.
Sirajul Haq said it was time that Muslims should take a unified stand against their enemies.
He said that the military operations in the tribal areas, Swat and other regions had been launched on the behest of the United States.
The JI leader said it was very shameful that our government was providing logistic support to the American and Nato forces in Afghanistan who were ruthlessly killing our Muslim brothers.
He also criticized the role of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) in the Gaza crisis. The JI leader demanded of the OIC and the United Nations to use their influence and help stop the Israeli aggression.
