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Sunday, 14 September 2008 |
PRESS STATEMENT: The Media Office in Pakistan
بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُم فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَى
لَهُمْ وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُم مِّن بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًا يَعْبُدُونَنِي لَا يُشْرِكُونَ بِي شَيْئًا وَمَن كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ
Date: 13th Ramadhan 1429 AH (13th Sep 2008)
PRESS STATEMENT
To hide their treachery, the rulers are giving this impression that Atomic Pakistan can not defend itself.
The shameful statement of the Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has rubbed salt in the wounds of the masses. By saying that we can't fight a war with America he wants to pass this message to the masses that they should 'tolerate' the massacre of Muslims and expect no retaliation from the rulers. Whereas, the reality is that it's America who cannot fight an open war with a nuclear power of the like of Pakistan, thanks to its own innumerable problems.
How can America open a new war-front given that its troops are engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan so badly that its soldiers are deprived of even their routine leaves? How can America dig their own grave by waging war with a country which has its supply line of food, weapons and oil? America has almost 33,000 troops stationed in Afghanistan while NATO has plainly announced that they will not support America in case of any attack on Pakistan. Given this, how can America dare to fight the seventh largest Army of the World? After Iraq-war American public is already psychologically disenchanted from any new war. In such a scenario, can America prepare its masses for a new open war just two months prior to elections? No way!
There is no doubt that Pakistan's military arsenal and hardware doesn't overshadow that of America, however, a Pakistan, possessing nuclear weapons, missiles technology and half a million brave soldiers who are ready to attain martyrdom for Islam, is in a good position to injure and bruise an already battered America to an extent which she cannot afford to stomach right now.
American bases in Bagram and Doha, which America will never wish to be in danger, are within Pakistan's striking range both through our fighter planes and missiles. Had America attained the capacity to annihilate Pakistan with ease it would have done it long time ago. In fact the only way to destroy Pakistan is to implode it from within.
If we have to save Pakistan, we will have to get rid of Zardari, Geelani and Kiyani troika and re-establish the system of Khilafat-e-Rashida. We need such a ruler and an army chief that implement Islam and raise the craving for martyrdom in 160 million people and to teach a lesson to the coward Americans who are hiding from ill-armed Mujahideen in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is the responsibility of the sincere people amongst the people-of-power to take practical step to rescue the Ummah from this humiliating situation and provide nusrah (material support) to Hizb ut-Tahrir in establishing the Khilafah.
Naveed Butt
The Official Spokesman of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday pledged to raise the issue of US threats to Pakistan's territorial integrity at the international level to resolve it through diplomacy and said that right to launch an offensive against the terrorists solely rested with Pakistan as the government was capable of taking an effective action within the country.
"We can take up the matter of unilateral strikes in Pakistan at diplomatic level, but cannot wage war," he said while talking to newsmen here at Prime Minister Secretariat after inaugurating the country's first plant for manufacturing of auto disposable syringes.
He said this issue would be taken up with the United States and the United Kingdom with a view to convincing them that Pakistan would itself take any military action against the militants on its territory.
"Pakistan enjoys friendly relations with all the countries and will be able to bring Washington and London round to the fact that we are fully capable of tackling the scourge of terrorism ourselves," he added.
He was of the view that only Pakistan had the sole right to take action against the terrorist in its territory. "If any one has any information, it should be shared with us so that we may decide to take action. If there are any militants in our country, it is our right to take action against them and we can do that," he added. He said a pragmatic solution to the issue of terrorism would be worked out through dialogue.
The prime minister stressed that Pakistan was against terrorism and said, "We have suffered a lot due to this menace and even lost our leader Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. We want peace in the country and not terrorism. We are taking action against this menace on our own."
The prime minister while speaking about the government's strategy to deal with the issue of terrorism and extremism particularly in the tribal areas said it was a mix of dialogue, development and the use of force in accordance with the circumstances. "This is our country and we want to address these issues on our own, and we are addressing these," he stressed.
He welcomed the statements of Germany, France and Nato on the issue of action in tribal areas and said, "We will convince the United States and Britain as well to respect the sovereignty of Pakistan."
To a question about the statement of Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, the prime minister said he had also raised this issue after a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai the other day.
In reply to a question about Friday's missile attack in the tribal areas, the prime minister said, "We strongly condemn this attack". The premier said he discussed the matter with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and the issue will be taken up at diplomatic level.
The News
By Asim Yasin
Saturday, September 13, 2008
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