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Religious, political parties rally against US

2011-10-02

[Dawn] Several religious and political parties on Friday held protest rallies across the province against the United States. That's nice. Fresh air, sunshine and a bit of healthy exercise are good for the soul as well as the body. The Jamaat-i-Islami activists led by provincial naib amir Mushtaq Ahmed, secretary information Israrullah and Beautiful Downtown Peshawar JI amir Bahrullah brought out a rally from Hashtnagri to Ashraf Road. They were holding banners and placards and shouting slogan against the increasing US influence in the region. The people also set on fire the American flag on the occasion. Amazingly enough, nobody caught on fire as well. The leaders asked the government to sever diplomatic ties with the US and change its foreign policy. They said that the rulers were a security risk as they had failed to take a firm stand against the US pressure. Meanwhile, ...back at the argument, Jane reached into her purse for her .38... the workers of Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistain (Noorani) also held a rally at Sher Shah Suri Road. The participants holding banners and placards marched on the road and raised anti-US slogans. The activists of Pakistain Patriotic Movement also held a rally at Sher Shah Suri Road near Cantonment Railways Station and set on fire effigy of US President B.O.. They were holding banners and placards inscribed with slogans in support of Pakistain army. CHARSADDA: The activists of Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistain blocked the main Charsadda road at Farooq Azam Chowk to lodge protest against US threats. The workers and local leaders erupted into the streets soon after the Friday prayers. The protesters, holding placards and banners, were raising anti-American slogans to express their anguish over the remarks of US Admiral Mike Mullen. Addressing the rally, the JUI leaders including former MNA and party district amir Maulana Gohar Shah, former MNA Ghulam Mohammad Sadiq, Fakhar Alam Khan, Maulana Arif and others said that America had once again challenged the ego of Mohammedans and insulting Pakistain to justify attacks. MARDAN: JUI-F and JUP on Friday organised separate rallies after Friday prayers and lashed out at American demands for action against Haqqani network. Both the rallies of religious parties were led by its leaders including former MPA Maulana Tajul Amin Jabal and Maulana Qaisaruddin of JUI-F and provincial secretary general and district president of JUP Mohammad Fayaz Khan and Qari Abdul Hadi. On the occasion, the religious leaders said that America was the biggest terrorist of the world which had been exporting terrorism to other countries of the world.

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Elders asked to flush out militants from FR Lakki Marwat

2011-07-13

[Dawn] The security forces have called upon the elders of Bhetanni tribe to cooperate with them for maintenance of peace in Frontier Region of Lakki. "Reports regarding presence of anti-social elements in the region have raised concerns. The tribal chiefs should play their role to expel such elements from the area," security officials told a jirga in Tajori on Monday. FR Lakki Political Agent Mohammad Fayaz Khan Sherpao and Political Tehsildar Bakhtiar were also present on the occasion. Tribal elders Malik Zaitullah, Malik Sher Afzal, Malik Tilla Mohammad, Malik Aqal Jan and Malik Saifullah attended the jirga. "The tribal elders should ensure that Islamic fascisti will not infiltrate into the tribal area nor will they use their soil for carrying out subversive activities," the officials said. They said that rustics should be vigilant and keep an eagle eye on the activities of anti-social elements. "It is the prime responsibility of elders to play their role and use their influence for maintaining peace and tranquility in the tribal region," they added. They said that government and army were paying special attention to the development of tribal areas. They said that development was impossible without restoration of peace in the area. "Peace and tranquility are inevitable for progress," they told the jirga, adding the quarters concerned would be able to accelerate the pace of development if there was complete peace in the region. The tribal elders assured the officials that they would assist security forces in action against Islamic fascisti to maintain peace in the region. They shed light on the problems being faced by tribal people and pledged that they would stop infiltration of Islamic fascisti at all costs and would launch action against them at their own. "We will ask the administration and law enforcement agencies to help us in action against Islamic fascisti if we need it," they added. PROTEST: The activists of Awami Mafadaat Committee, a local welfare organization, and some sacked employees of Lucky Cement Factory staged a protest demonstration in Darra Pezu here on Monday against the factory management. Led by AMC office-bearers Haji Naser Jan and Haji Khursheed, ANP leader Fazalur Rahim Khan and sacked employees` union president Ismail Khan, the protesters marched through Pezu bazaar and rolled their eyes, jumped up and down, and hollered poorly rhymed slogans real loud. They demanded of the factory management to provide free electricity facility to Darra Pezu town and rural areas in the radius of 10 kilometres of the power plant of the factory. They also demanded of the management to set up an English medium high school, a technical college and a health facility in the town. They said that the poisonous smoke, dust and chemical waste of the factory were main causes of different diseases in the area. "The management of Lucky Cement Factory should allocate special funds for eradicating these diseases," they said.

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