News:

On 7 January 2015, the President of Pakistan signed the 21^st Amendment Bill into law, passed by the Parliament, which gives sweeping powers to the government to establish military courts to try suspects in terrorism cases. Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, said the "21st Constitutional Amendment would lead to quick dispensation of justice and will help the country in eliminating the menace of terrorism." The process of the establishment of the military courts has been initiated after the approval of the 21st Amendment in the Constitution and the Army Act Amendment. According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), at least nine military courts would be established in the first phase of the process. (Source: Tribune, 06/01/2015)

Comment:

After the deadly attack on an Army Public School in Peshawar on 16 December 2014, in which 141 people were killed, most of them children; the Raheel-Nawaz government quickly moved to try to turn public opinion and called two all-party conferences to further the so-called US War on Terror. It sped through the formation of the National Action Plan consisting of twenty points. The crux of this document was the establishment of military courts for two years, to try terror suspects, as wells as steps against religious incitement, registration and regulation of religious educational institutes (Madaris). Based on this document, the 21^st Amendment Bill was introduced.

The National Action Plan and the 21^st Amendment are clearly aimed at eradicating the concept of Jihad against the Kuffar occupying forces. Moreover, not only is the regime now persecuting the sincere mujahideeen who only target the Western crusaders, the regime is also persecuting those who demand the implementation of Islam by political and intellectual struggle in the country. In this amendment, it is stated that "the provision of Article 175 shall have no application to the trial of a person.... belonging to any terrorist group or organization using the name of religion or a sect."  Through this, the Raheel-Nawaz regime has ensured that Islam loving people will be tried by military courts. Even if they had not specifically mentioned this discrimination, it was obvious from the statements of the traitors in the ruling leadership that the blood of dozens of innocent children will be exploited to further the US plan in Pakistan. The regime is chasing each and every person who, despite the announcement of military courts, dares to speak against the American Raj in Pakistan and demands the implementation of Islam.

Almost thirty-five years ago, the US encouraged the rulers of Pakistan to spread the teachings of Islam, specially Jihad, because it wanted to counter the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. America knew that Muslims will only move and fight against USSR for the sake of Islam. However, when after 9/11, America itself occupied Afghanistan and the Muslims of the region again took arms against it, as their Islamic duty to wage Jihad against intruding crusading armies, America demanded traitors in the political and military leadership to rollback that policy. With the support of traitors in Pakistan's leadership, America thought it would succeed in suppressing Islam.

However, the Muslims of Pakistan are strongly attached to Islam and consider it as their cause. Thus, this National Action Plan, which in reality is an American action plan, will fail in trying to force the Muslims of Pakistan to abandon their aspirations to make this country a true Islamic state. The people of Pakistan are the sons and daughters of that generation who fought against British Raj, an empire larger than the current US empire. Despite occupation, they overwhelmed the colonialists and forced the British to leave the Indian Subcontinent. InshaAllah now when the desire for Islamic ruling has entered every house in this country, as well as the ranks of the armed forces', this US plan is destined to fail. And the day when the Khilafah "Caliphate" returns, which is not long now, the crusaders and their agents in the Muslims Lands will bite their fingers and hands with their own teeth, cursing themselves for their wasted efforts.  Allah (swt) said,

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ لِيَصُدُّواْ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَسَيُنفِقُونَهَا ثُمَّ تَكُونُ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسْرَةً ثُمَّ يُغْلَبُونَ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوۤاْ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ يُحْشَرُونَ * لِيَمِيزَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْخَبِيثَ مِنَ ٱلطَّيِّبِ وَيَجْعَلَ ٱلْخَبِيثَ بَعْضَهُ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ فَيَرْكُمَهُ جَمِيعاً فَيَجْعَلَهُ فِى جَهَنَّمَ أُوْلَـٰئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَاسِرُونَ

"Verily, those who disbelieve spend their wealth to hinder (men) from the Path of Allah, and so will they continue to spend it; but in the end it will become an anguish for them. Then they will be overcome. And those who disbelieve will be gathered unto Hell. In order that Allah may distinguish the wicked (disbelievers, polytheists and doers of evil deeds) from the good (believers of Islamic Monotheism and doers of righteous deeds), and put the wicked (disbelievers, polytheists and doers of evil deeds) one on another, heap them together and cast them into Hell. Those! it is they who are the losers." [Al-Anfal: 36-37]

Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by

Shahzad Shaikh

Deputy to the Spokesman of Hizb ut Tahrir in Wilayah Pakistan