*Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu* ** * http://www.war-on-pakistan.info/home/uncategorized/700000-displaced-so-far-hrcp * ** *700,000 displaced so far: HRCP*
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday said that more than 700,000 persons had been displaced so far owing to US attacks in the Bajaur Agency as well as violence in parts of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) particularly Swat. Taking serious notice of the atrocities inflicted on the people of FATA, NWFP and Balochistan, HRCP co-chairman Iqbal Haider said that "the battle against extremism cannot be won by indiscriminate killings of the civilians, but by political solutions backed by a public consensus." Haider demanded that the present elected government "must undo the policies of Musharraf's government and return the peace that prevailed in the 70s in the country, before it was cursed with General Zia-ul-Haq's dictatorial policies." He was addressing a press conference. *The HRCP condemned the more than 2,000 civilians deaths that have been reported since 2007. "This is an unjust war ongoing for the past six years with tragic human consequences and is an attack on our sovereignty," commented Abira Ashraf, a lawyer and member of Peoples Resistance, an NGO. Mohammad Arif, a refugee from Barabanday village in Swat was also present at the conference.* *Narrating his ordeal, Arif said he escaped from Swat without any luggage to seek refuge at a relative's in Karachi.* *"Since my relatives have a big family of their own, I have been sleeping on the roof of their house and am looking for a place." He disclosed that some 600 to 700 families have been displaced from his village. "The government planes have been targeting schools and houses of locals. We are not the Taliban," he said.* *"It is shameful that the US first bred these terrorists and now they want to eliminate them at the cost of innocent lives," said Haider. He argued that the US government was determined to encourage terrorism, not curb it and that it intends to "destroy Muslim populations across the world." Haider asked "How can the US keep a close eye at the Iranian nuclear program and their day-to-day dealings but not check the proliferation of arms in this region."* The Swat refugee further condemned the religious parties for remaining silent on the recent spate of suicide bombings across the country, which were being done in the name of Islam. "If religious parties can condemn US attacks on civilians, why do they adopt a criminal silence when innocent civilians are killed in suicide attacks?" he Asked, urging the government to de- weaponise the militants first and then engage in dialogue through a campaign, not drop bombs on civilians. *-- Surah Isra 17 verse 80 Say: "O my Lord! let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honor and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honor; and grant me from Thy Presence an authority to aid (me)." Ameen Transliteration :Wa qur rabbi adkhilni mudkhala sidqiw wa akhrijni mukhraja sidqiw wa-j'al li mil ladunka sulta_nan nasira_(n). Al-Tirmidhi HadithHadith 2482 Narrated by AbuHurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him) Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) used to say, " O Allah, grant me benefit in what Thou hast taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase my knowledge. Praise be to Allah in all circumstances. I seek refuge in Allah from the state of those who go to Hell." Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a tradition whose isnad is gharib. Ameen * [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
