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After making millions homeless, Holbrooke arrives in Pakistan to enjoy their miseries!!

Richard Holbrooke, the American “viceroy”, has arrived in Pakistan to take a report on the killings in Swat and to entertain himself through the miseries of the displaced, homeless Muslims of Swat. Hizb ut-Tahrir condemns the arrival of the ‘Butcher of Swat’ to Pakistan. Holbrooke’s visit to the camps of the displaced people and announcing an “aid” package is a sick joke against the people of Swat. It is the US herself who destroyed the happy families and their homes, and now rubs salt in their wounds by pretending to be a “saviour”.

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Media Office in Pakistan

PRESS NOTE

Date: 11th Jamadi al-Thanni 1430 AH / 4th June 2009 CE

NO: PC09026

After making millions homeless, Holbrooke arrives in Pakistan to enjoy their miseries!!

On Holbrooke’s arrival Hizb ut-Tahrir held demonstrations in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad

Richard Holbrooke, the American “viceroy”, has arrived in Pakistan to take a report on the killings in Swat and to entertain himself through the miseries of the displaced, homeless Muslims of Swat. Hizb ut-Tahrir condemns the arrival of the ‘Butcher of Swat’ to Pakistan. Holbrooke’s visit to the camps of the displaced people and announcing an “aid” package is a sick joke against the people of Swat. It is the US herself who destroyed the happy families and their homes, and now rubs salt in their wounds by pretending to be a “saviour”.

The only crime of these three million people was their demand for the implementation of the Shair’ah and the US punished them by making them homeless. Just to please the Americans, the current rulers are bombing their own Muslim brothers with artillery and gunship helicopters, as well as using our sons in the Army as a fodder in the ongoing American crusade. And now they plan on making Waziristan their new target for which the government has already started to use the media to build public opinion. The recent hostage taking of the students of the Cadet College was a step in that direction. This is the same policy which was adopted just before opening up an offensive in Swat, in which the media released the video of a girl being lashed and pictures of destroyed schools, so that the people would not resist Swat operation.

Today Hizb ut-Tahrir demonstrated in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad against the arrival of Richard Holbrooke. The demonstrators were carrying a banner which read: “Holbrooke Go Home”. Protesters were holding placards inscribed with slogans such as “Eject all American presence which is the cause of insecurity and chaos”, “Stop America’s war which has displaced millions” and “O Pakistan Army! Turn your weapons against the American Crusaders”. Members of Hizb ut-Tahrir addressed the gatherings and invited the Ummah to mobilise in order to stop the operation in Swat and for ejecting America from the region. Later the protesters dispersed peacefully.

Naveed Butt

Official Spokesman of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Pakistan

 

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