National Action Plan is an American Plan
The families of the advocates of the Khilafah arrested under the Protection of Pakistan Act (POPA), along with their lawyer, held a press conference at Lahore Press Club. They highlighted the criminal policy of the regime, the National Action Plan, through which the Protection of Pakistan Act (POPA) is used to oppress those politicians undertaking political struggle for the implementation of Islam, by establishing the Khilafah. They stated that under this black law, in Lahore alone, many political workers and politicians working for the establishment of Islam have been arrested. Some amongst those arrested people have spent more than eight months in jail. Yet, during this long period, neither has the government taken any serious steps to try these people, nor has the judiciary granted any relief, in the form of bail, until now.
They told the media that after the promulgation of the Protection of Pakistan Act (POPA), the government did not establish courts under this law for many months. Then even after these months, the judiciary has not heard a single case so far. This situation is the same throughout the country, where thousands of people have been thrown in jails. Yet, the government has not appointed judges to hear cases under the Protection of Pakistan Act (POPA). During the hearing of a bail application under the Protection of Pakistan Act (POPA) in Lahore High Court, the judge appointed under POPA was called and asked why he has not started work so far. The POPA judge pleaded that he has still not been provided the required staff and security, or even an office, so he cannot work under such circumstances. The statement of the POPA judge in LHC exposed the criminal stance of the government. The government knows that it has no evidence against the advocates of the Khilafah, so the government is applying delay tactics to keep sincere politicians behind bars as much as possible, in order to break their resolve in struggling and sacrificing for the establishment of Khilafah.
The families further stated that the role of the government is condemnable, but even the judiciary did not provide any relief to these people, who have no previous criminal record, are highly educated or belong to business or working class families, in cases where the malicious intent of the government is obvious to all.
Hizb ut-Tahrir Wilayah Pakistan condemns the continuing persecution of those undertaking political struggle for the establishment of Khilafah in Pakistan. The use of this black law against the political workers and politicians is evidence that the National Action Plan is in fact an “American Action Plan” to silence the voices calling for the implementation of Islam. The current rulers have no word of truth against these politicians who declare the secular democratic system as a failure and Kufr, whilst presenting Islam as an alternative, complete way of life. Hizb ut-Tahrir makes it clear to the rulers of Pakistan, and those who assist them in their treachery against Islam and its Ummah, that despite the hurdles they create, Allah سبحانه وتعالى will definitely make dominant His Deen.
يُرِيدُونَ أَن يُطْفِئُواْ نُورَ ٱللَّهِ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَيَأْبَىٰ ٱللَّهُ إِلاَّ أَن يُتِمَّ نُورَهُ
“They (the disbelievers, the Jews and the Christians) want to extinguish Allah’s Light with their mouths, but Allah will not allow except that His Light should be perfected.”
(At-Tauba: 32)
Media Office of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Wilayah Pakistan
Tuesday 3rd Dhul Qi’dah 1436 AH
18/08/2015 CE
No: PR15057