UK Muslims To Protest In London Against Musharraf's Continued Subservience To USA
Muslims from across the United Kingdom will take part in demonstrations against the Musharraf regime this Monday to draw attention to Pakistan’s lack of independence under the Musharraf regime and the continued subservience of Musharraf to foreign powers.
London, UK (PRWEB) December 3, 2004 -- Muslims from across the UK will join
demonstrations against the Musharraf regime this Monday [December 6th] when
President Musharraf meets with UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and later addresses
a gathering of UK Pakistanis in Central London. Demonstrations will also take
place at other events where President Musharraf will be in attendance including
a lecture at the International Institute for Strategic Studies and a gathering
of UK Pakistanis in Manchester on Tuesday [December 7th].
The
demonstrations are organised by Hizb ut-Tahrir, a leading global Islamic
political party, and will draw attention to Pakistan’s lack of independence
under the Musharraf regime and the continued subservience of Musharraf to
foreign powers.
Nadeem Ajaib Khan, an organiser of the demonstrations,
said, "Musharraf has dutifully carried out Bush’s demands – he has sold out over
Kashmir, has permitted American forces to establish bases in Pakistan, has
legitimised the occupation of Iraq, has provided logistical support and
intelligence to US forces in Afghanistan and has surrendered control over
Pakistan’s economy to multinationals."
"The Western inspired dictator
Musharraf is keen to use brutal tactics to suppress the rise of Political Islam
in Pakistan whilst simultaneously promoting secular values – it is therefore no
surprise that he receives a warm welcome from Western leaders."
Dr Imran
Waheed, a UK based doctor and the Representative of Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain,
said, "These demonstrations show the massive unease with the Musharraf regime
amongst Muslims in Britain. Demonstrators will call for the re-establishment of
the Islamic Khilafah [Caliphate] which will stop ‘Busharraf’, end Pakistan’s
subservience to foreign colonialist powers and unify the Muslim world into a
single state.”
“Hizb ut-Tahrir can see the Khilafah on the horizon – now
is the time for the Muslims of Pakistan, particularly the people of power and
influence, to establish the Islamic Khilafah.”
The Downing Street
protest will take place on Monday 6th December 2004 at 10 a.m. GMT and the later
protest will convene at 8.00 p.m. GMT at The London Hilton, 22 Park Lane,
London, W1K 1BE.
Notes to Editors:
For more
information visit www.stopbusharraf.com
Hizb ut-Tahrir is an independent
Islamic political party. The party works throughout the Islamic world, including
Pakistan, to resume the Islamic way of life by re-establishing the Islamic
Khilafah [Caliphate]. The party adheres to Islamic law in all aspects of its
work and considers violence or armed struggle against the regime, as a method to
re-establish the Islamic State, to be forbidden by Islamic law. In the Western
world, the party seeks to explain the Islamic ideology to Muslims, to create a
dialogue with Western thinkers and to present a positive image of Islam to
Western society.
Contact:
Imran Waheed – Media Representative
Hizb
ut-Tahrir Britain
Email: e-mail protected from spam bots
Phone:
07074-192400 [+44(0)7800-548843 from outside the UK]
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/12/prweb185278.htm