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LAHORE, Nov 16: On the appeal of
MMA, a protest day was observed on Friday to condemn the imposition
of emergency rule, sacking of Chif justice of the country and those
judges who refused PCO. Demonstrations were held in all district
headquarters, cities and towns after Friday prayers where MMA
leaders addressed to the participants and demanded lifting of
Emergency, restoration of chief justice and other judges, and the
constitution of the country.
In Lahore, several demonstrations were held in different parts of
the city including two outside Mansoorah including one by men and
other by women workers, one at Chauburji, old city and Shalamar.
Addressing the demonstration at Mansoorah, Jamaat Islami Deputy
secretay general Farid Paracha said the military dictator who had
been usurping the rights of the countrymen for the last eight years
again subverted the constitution on Nov 3 when he felt that the
supreme court could give verdict against his candidature for
presidentship. He said Gen Musharraf shamelessly dismissed and
detained judges of superior judiciary and launched military
operation against the poor countrymen opposing the American agenda
in the country.
Paracha warned that elections under Emergency would be a fraud and
all the opposition parites had decided not to contest the elections.
He said the opposition parties were getting united and the nation
would soon hear a good news as a result of their struggle. Heavy
police which had already guarded Mansoorah due to detention of Qazi
Hussain Ahmad and other leaders remained alert during the
demonstration which concluded peacefully.
Meanwhile, the women wing of JI Pakistan also held a separate
demonstration led by Mrs Qazi Hussain Ahmad and others including
Sameea Raheel Qazi, Atya Tariq, Rafat Saeed Paracha, Uzma Naveed,
Tahira Hashmi and Samina Bajwa. They also raised slogans against Gen
Musharraf and the military dictatorship in the country and demanded
immediate reversal to the civilian democratic rule.
Meanwhile, reports of demonstrations reached from all parts of the
country. According to the reports, Police arrested JI Thatta ameer
Ismail Gandro, Ghotki ameer Yusuf Mazari and his brother Bashir
Ahmad along with dozens of workers.
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