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  People of Pakistan, yearning for Change

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     On 22nd August Altaf Husain, the leader of MQM (Mutahida Qaumi Movement) in his telephonic address from London to the MQM's General Workers' Convention in Karachi announced a policy statement which startled the whole political medium of Pakistan including the government of which MQM is a collation partner.  He said that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) will support any act against ‘corrupt politicians' and former generals by ‘patriotic Pakistani army generals', including martial law.  He said that the country was in desperate need of a change much like the French Revolution, and by stirring such a revolution, the MQM would cause consternation for the influentials, landlords and capitalists. 

It is worth mentioning that just a day before Altaf Hussain's above statement, America's Karachi Consul for Political Affairs, Bryan D. Hunt met Altaf Hussain in London.  But irrespective of what objective Altaf Hussain wanted to achieve from his statement, definitely it struck a chord with impoverished and frustrated masses of Pakistan who were already fed up with the deteriorating security, economic and political situation of Pakistan. They have experienced firsthand what Hizb has been advocating for the last few decades i.e.  "Democracy and dictatorship are two sides of the same coin".   

The debate on ‘change' has become so vociferous that Prime Minster was forced to speak on this subject to dispel this feeling of imminent political change.  He said that the "Army neither intends to come to power nor will it come to power. The judiciary is independent and pro-democracy" adding that there is no "threat to democracy as the civilian government came to power after making numerous sacrifices and winning the 2008 elections."

However, the Ummah and the media in particular has come to realise that no matter how many elections take place the same corrupt elite will continue to control the parliament.  These powerful and rich elite are so strong that an average man cannot even think of running for elections against them.  Pakistan's electioneering politics is heavily dominated by the Sardars (Tribal chiefs) of Baluchistan, Waderas (landlords) of Sindh and Jageerdars (landlords) and powerful Biradries (tribes) of Punjab.  Whilst in the cities the industrialists or rich traders rule the political jungle. Hence repeated elections are not going to break this elite cycle of oppression; not even for the next 100 years.  On the other hand people have also experienced three dictators in the last 60 years and they know that the solution is not dictatorship either.  Hence both military and elections are not an option.

The option which is echoing in the media these days is the "Bangladesh model".  In this option Army is supposed to support technocrats and clean politicians to "clean the mess" created by the corrupt rulers.  The government and other beneficiaries of the system have termed it "unconstitutional" method of change and have called for constitutional or "in-house" change.  On 16th Sep the Prime Minster tried to shoot down this option by stating: "We have come through elections. We have the mandate. There is a coalition government and whatever is to happen, it could be through the parliament.  Technocracy [is] not acceptable".  Similar views were expressed by the opposition leader Nawaz Sharif who is waiting for his turn and hopes that through the vote of no-confidence he may steal the throne of Pakistan.

The people of Pakistan have already reached the correct method of change by hit ‘n' trial.  Which is that army has to give support (Nusrah) to clean people who would rid this society from the corrupt politicians and retired generals.  They are clear that change can neither be brought by brining army to rule nor by bringing corrupt politicians through the electioneering process.  The change has to come from out-of-the-box approach similar to the "Bangladesh model".  The Ummah should realise that the Army must support not just the "clean people" rather they should support those "clean people" who have a "clean system" to rule as well.  If the "clean technocrats" and "clean politicians" will continue to rule with the same ‘corrupt political system', which was created to suite the capitalists, then no positive change can be expected in the plight of the masses.  This is exactly what we witnessed in Bangladesh where the so-called "clean people" ruled with the old corrupt Capitalist system as a result no change occurred and now Haseena Wajid is back to subjugate our Bangali brothers.  Hence the army should provide nusrah (material support) to Hizb ut-Tahrir who has proven its sincerity and capability for more than 50 years and she has a clear blue print of a ‘clean system' which is the system of Islam formally known as the Khilafah "Caliphate".

 This method of change through the support (Nsurah) of the people of power is proven from Seerah of the Messenger (saw) and hence is obligatory to follow. Alhamdulillah the Ummah has finally reached this method after years of hit ‘n' trial.  Khilafah "Caliphate" will provide the real change which would not only feed the hungry and teach the illiterate but it would also unify the Muslim Ummah and its resources under a single banner to make Muslims the strongest nation in the world.

Naveed Butt

The Official Spokesman of Hizb ut-Tahrir  in Pakistan

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Hizb ut-Tahrir in Pakistan organize demonstrations against the ongoing criminality to Dr. Aafia Siddiqui

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     In major cities throughout Pakistan, Shebaab of Hizb ut-Tahrir held demonstrations condemning the sentence by America of the respected Dr. Aafia Siddiqui on fabricated charges. Holders carried placards saying, "O Muslim armies! Hear the cries of Aafia. Is there not a Mu'atasim amongst you?" "O Pak Army! Arise to rescue Aafia. Establish the Khilafah "Caliphate", the shield of the Muslims."

 

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Headline news for 21-9-2010

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 Titles:

  • Fox News : Muslims that doubt official 9/11 story could be terrorists
  • France bids legal farewell to Muslim veil
  • IMF fears 'social explosion' from world jobs crisis
  • Pakistani Minister calls on Obama to become Khaleefah
  • India is engaged in genocide of Kashmiris to suppress movement

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Fox News : Muslims that doubt official 9/11 story could be terrorists
To Fox News host Bill O'Reilly, if a white person like former governor Jesse Ventura or former senator Mike Gravel questions the government's recounting of the 9/11 attacks, he (or she) is a "pinhead." But if a Muslim person questions the official story, well, that makes them a potentially dangerous "radical". Meaning: "That guy shouldn't be allowed within 10 miles of Ground Zero," the conservative broadcaster insisted during a recent episode of The O'Reilly Factor. Perhaps O'Reilly should try explaining that to the 45 percent of Americans, according to a 2006 Zogby International poll sponsored by 9/11 activists, who say a new investigation into the events is called for; or the 42 percent of Americans who said they believe the government is covering something up; or, the 49 percent of New York City residents who agreed in 2004 that U.S. officials "knew in advance that attacks were planned on or around September 11, 2001, and that they consciously failed to act."By his own words, the Fox News personality appears to be suggesting that Americans, particularly Muslims, who doubt the official 9/11 story be banned from Ground Zero.

France bids legal farewell to Muslim veil
France took an important step to ensure that the country officially bans wearing of burqa. Late on September 14, the French Senate almost unanimously approved the bill. The law banning wearing of traditional Muslim women's clothing that hides the face became one of the most discussed and controversial in modern French history. The initiative was suggested by authorities last year. They referred to numerous complaints from indigenous French, who fear "faceless" female figures. In January of 2010, the National Assembly (lower house of parliament) established a special commission to study the adoption of the bill. It concluded that "wearing the full hijab (the French legal parlance for burqa) is a challenge to our republic."In April, President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered the parliament to draft the law. According to the document, France suggested to completely ban wearing of burqa in public places. Women who violate this requirement were to be punished by a fine of 150 Euros and a course of lectures on the basics of the secular foundations of the French Republic. Men who force women to wear burqa would face up to a year in prison.

IMF fears 'social explosion' from world jobs crisis
America and Europe face the worst jobs crisis since the 1930s and risk "an explosion of social unrest" unless they tread carefully, the International  Monetary Fund has warned."The labour market is in dire straits. The Great Recession has left behind a waste land of unemployment," said Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the IMF's chief, at an Oslo jobs summit with the International Labour Federation (ILO). He said a double-dip recession remains unlikely but stressed that the world has not yet escaped a deeper social crisis. He called it a grave error to think the West was safe again after teetering so close to the abyss last year. "We are not safe," he said. A joint IMF-ILO report said 30m jobs had been lost since the crisis, three quarters in richer economies. Global unemployment has reached 210m. "The Great Recession has left gaping wounds. High and long-lasting unemployment represents a risk to the stability of existing democracies," it said. The study cited evidence that victims of recession in their early twenties suffer lifetime damage and lose faith in public institutions. A new twist is an apparent decline in the "employment intensity of growth" as rebounding output requires fewer extra workers. As such, it may be hard to re-absorb those laid off even if recovery gathers pace. The world must create 45m jobs a year for the next decade just to tread water. Olivier Blanchard, the IMF's chief economist, said the percentage of workers laid off for long stints has been rising with each downturn for decades but the figures have surged this time. "Long-term unemployment is alarmingly high: in the US, half the unemployed have been out of work for over six months, something we have not seen since the Great Depression," he said.

Pakistani Minister calls on Obama to become Khaleefah
A few days ago a Pakistani government Minister urged US President Barrack Obama to offer Eid prayers at Ground Zero Mosque and become "Ameer-ul-Momineen" of Muslim Ummah. Minister of State for Industries and former member Pakistan Ideological Council, Ayatullah Durrani called TheNation to register his demand made to President Obama.  "The coming Eid would expectedly be observed on 9/11, this a golden opportunity for President Obama to offer Eid prayers at Ground Zero and become Amir-ul-Momineen or Caliph of Muslims. In this way, all the problems of Muslim World would be solved," he thought. Durrani argued that Muslim World was in "dire need" of a Caliph and the distinguished slot of Caliphate would earn President Obama the exemplary titles of what he termed, "Mullah Barrack Hussain Obama" or "Allama Obama." "The time is approaching fast. Barrack Hussain Obama must act now. This is a golden opportunity, Muslims badly need it," he added, saying that the elevation of President Obama to Muslim's Caliphate would be the "key to success."

India is engaged in genocide of Kashmiris to suppress movement
Kashmiri Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Geelani has said that the killing of 17 civilians across the Valley during the protests against the desecration of the Quran are part of a larger conspiracy unleashed by India to carry out genocide of the Kashmiris for suppressing their ongoing movement for right to self-determination. According to the Kashmir Media Service, Geelani in a media interview in Srinagar said that he was immensely pained over the brutal killings of 17 Kashmiris. "These killings can't be taken in isolation as they are part of a larger conspiracy to carry out genocide of the Kashmiris to suppress the movement," he said.  The veteran leader maintained that New Delhi was fighting a lost battle in Kashmir. "India wants only the land of Kashmir and cares a hoot about the rights of Kashmiris. It has been using all its military might to crush the movement but has only achieved failure. It is frustrated by the overwhelming support to the Quit Kashmir Movement and is using pressure tactics to break the resolve of Kashmiris," he addedhmir Movement and is using pressure tactics to break the resolve of Kashmiris," he said.

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STATEMENT OF HIZB  UT-TAHRIR INDONESIA Decry the tyranny of Minority

 

      The arrogance of the Batak Huria Christian-Protestant (HKBP) who is hellbent on worshiping and building church in Ciketing Asem, Mustika Jaya, Bekasi, although without legal law and that they refused all options offered by government of Bekasi District, even demonstratively repeated the devotions at the street until impaired the environment, had shown one point namely ARROGANCE. And this arrogance become worsening when the HKBP together with its supporters made the conflict between HKBP Followers with the inhabitants which brought about the injured of both groups someday ago, as material of opinion to create image that there is oppression towards the freedom of Religion in this country, and then they brought pressure to the government to cancel SKB and PBM (Joint Decree) year 2006 about establishment of Worshiping House.

The arrogance and obtruding efforts of HKBP and its supporters which are done with various ways, including establishing negative opinion of religious freedom in this country and by inviting the interference of foreign party show that there is what so called Tyranny of Minority. The tyranny of minority evolves not only in theology field but also in economic, politic, social, culture and educational field. The tyranny of minority is surely harmful to the people of this country where the Moslem is major.

This tyranny of minority happen is as a result of the weakness and the failure of the government to protect the interest of the majority of people namely moslems and the interest of minority at a time. This weakness or this failure is triggered by the basis of the theology of the state that is unclear. Then, the state has no clear foothold to manage the life of plural society. So, the conflicts of interest between majority and minority will continuously progress as long as the society and the state are managed by secular system which has no clear basis of theology to manage the interest of moslem who are mayor and non-moslem justly.

Regarding to this, Hizbut Tahrir of Indonesia state:

  1. Decry the arrogance of HKBP. This attitude precisely show that HKBP is intolerant, anarchy and selfish. Noticing the chronology of the incident that triggered the conflicts between inhabitants and HKBP followers precisely proved that the inhabitants of Ciketing Asem are quite tolerant. More than 20 years they have been forborne from all activities of HKBP there. But, this tolerance is responded by HKBP with ignoring the rule, order and public peace and the aspiration of the inhabitants there.
  2. Call the government to act strictly to HKBP and be decisive to arrange the establishment of worshiping place in order not to harm the major society namely moslem.
  3. Refuse the tyranny of minority and call the society to do resistance. Because such this manner is quite harmful for this country where moslem is major. Unless, this manner will become dictatorship of minority which will be more harmful for the interest of majority.
  4. Call all component of the society to discontinue the secular system that is evidently failed to create the just life and change it with Islamic system which was proven historically and believed able to manage the life of the plural society properly where the interest of moslem majority and non-moslem minority can be synergized justly without any harm to any of party.


Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia Spokesman

Muhammad Ismail Yusanto
Hp: 0811119796 Email: Ismailyusanto@gmail.com

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HIZB UT-TAHRIR OF INDONESIA DECRIES THE ARROGANCE OF HKBP AND RESIST THE TYRANNY OF MINORITY

    Jakarta,- About 2000 mass of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) made rally to decry the tyranny of minority, Thursday 23rd at Hotel Indonesia Circle, Central Jakarta. HTI call the society to do resistance towards the tyranny of minority because it is quite harmful to this country where moslem is major.

This tyranny of minority happen is as a result of the weakness and the failure of the government to protect the interest of the majority of people namely moslems and the interest of minority at a time. This weakness or this failure is triggered by the basis of the theology of the state that is unclear. Then, the state has no clear foothold to manage the life of plural society. So, the conflicts of interest between majority and minority will continuously progress as long as the society and the state are managed by secular system which has no clear basis of theology to manage the interest of moslem who are mayor and non-moslem justly.

HTI call the government to act strictly to HKBP and its supporters (liberal groups) and be decisive to arrange the establishment of worshiping place in order not to harm the major society namely moslem. HTI also call the society to discontinue the secular system and change it with Islamic System because only sharia and Khilafah "Caliphate" can create justice for its people; Moslem and non-moslem.


Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia Spokesman
Muhammad Ismail Yusanto
Hp: 0811119796 Email: Ismailyusanto@gmail.com

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A letter from the Masool of Hizb ut-Tahrir of Uzbekistan

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    Dear Brother ,

 Assalam Alikom Wa Rahmatu Allah Wa Barakatu,

I sent you part of the treatment that we have been inflicted by the ruling authority in Uzbekistan; the prosecution, imprisonment and torture which amounts to  death in many cases. Such treatment is not limited to us only in Hizb ut-Tahrir but includes all of the workers for the Islamic Call. The number of prisoners from Hizb ut-Tahrir alone in the prisons of Uzbekistan is approximately eight thousand, even though that party does not exert any acts of violence.

The oppression of this government was aggravated more this summer than throughout the year. At the beginning of this summer, all the new masools (leaders) who were appointed after the arrest of their predecessors have been arrested. A large number of our active shabab were also arrested. This happened in Tashkent, the capital, in the state of the Ferghana Valley, the state of Andijan and in other states of Uzbekistan.

Many of our shabab started to travel outside the country to work there to avoid the arrest. Nevertheless, the spies of the authority are watching and spying, even on those who travel abroad. In these days in the month of Ramadan the spies of the authority came to ask about who had traveled, and when they did not find them, they took their relatives and held them in their centers to know where their sons went. In addition, they threatened them that they will remain in detention until their sons come back. They treated them with cruelty and brutality, some of them even fainted and the older fell to the ground from fatigue.

The authority started to assign its employees in the water and gas departments; the members of the Shura Council being men and women of the locality who were assigned to spy to know where the families of prisoners get their expenditures, where they eat, wear, and how they live.

The prisoners who have completed their sentences; they blackmail them to leave the work with Hizb ut-Tahrir and start working with the authority, to spy on the party. Moreover, the one who refuses, they say to him: "You have not completed your treatment yet" and they increase his sentence to three additional years in prison. There are many of those who spent additional years and they did not release them, but they returned to blackmail them.

 

This is the ruling authority in Uzbekistan. We will not bow to its oppression and will continue working in the legitimate way (sharee way) to change it, we will be patient with Allah's help and with the assistance for our Muslim brothers in this country and in other Muslim countries, we will be patient until Allah judges between us, and Allah is the wise of the wises.

 

Your brother; the Masoul of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Uzbekistan

 

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Headline news for 14-9-2010

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 Titles:

  • More than 400 US Banks Will Fail: Roubini
  • Mullen visit aims to paper over US-Turkey differences
  • US expects to spend big in Afghanistan for years
  • Pakistan: US and foreign aid linked to structural reforms
  • Malaysian Eid advert axed for resembling Christmas
  • Indonesian Muslims Protest Plans to Burn Quran on September 11


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More than 400 US Banks Will Fail: Roubini
Even if the US and European economies manage to avoid a double dip, it will still feel like a recession, while more than half of the 800-plus US banks on the "critical list" are likely to go bust, according to renowned economist Nouriel Roubini of Roubini Global Economics.  The second half of the year will remain weak as tailwinds become headwinds, Roubini told CNBC on the shores of Lake Como, Italy at the Ambrosetti Forum economics conference. Roubini recently said the chance of a double-dip recession in the US was now more than 40 percent. "The big risk is that there will be a downturn in markets that could impact the bond, the equity and the credit markets," he said.  "Job losses have been higher, the US jobs number will show that. There is no private sector jobs growth," he said. "Consumption is weak, exports are weak and housing is weak."  "If there is no final sales and no final demand, companies will not invest," he added.  "Policy makers are running out of bullets, the problem is we need fiscal consolidation, fiscal policy is constrained by the debt problem, monetary policy is becoming ineffectual," he said.

Mullen visit aims to paper over US-Turkey differences
Turkey and the United States are "not just allies" but "good friends", the US military's top commander said after a visit to Ankara aimed at papering over the cracks in an increasingly fractious relationship. Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said military co-operation was unaffected by Turkey's recent breach with Israel and opposition to UN sanctions against Iran. "I have not come to question or in any way rebut Turkey's decision [to oppose] UN sanctions in Iran, though I note with gratitude the government's decision to enforce those sanctions," he said. Shared military interests have long formed the bedrock of the US-Turkish alliance. Admiral Mullen told reporters on Saturday his visit, en route from Baghdad and Kabul, was meant to "reaffirm the commitment of the American military to continuing, indeed strengthening, our already close relationship."  He said the programmer of arms sales "continues to flourish", and denied his visit - framed as a courtesy call on Isik Kosaner, Turkey's new chief of general staff - was designed to press Turkey to play a bigger role in Afghanistan, or to brave domestic controversy by letting US troops leave Iraq through its territory.

US expects to spend big in Afghanistan for years
The U.S. government's financial commitment to Afghanistan is likely to linger and reach into the billions long after it pulls combat troops from the country, newly disclosed spending estimates show. The United States expects to spend about $6 billion a year training and supporting Afghan troops and police after it begins withdrawing its own combat troops in 2011. The estimates of U.S. spending through 2015, detailed in a NATO training mission document, are an acknowledgment that Afghanistan will remain largely dependent on the United States for its security. That reality could become problematic for the Obama administration as it continues to seek money for Afghanistan from Congress in a time of increasingly tight budgets. The Obama administration has boosted the training mission in preparation for next year's drawdown. The United States spent over $20 billion on training between 2003 and 2009 and expects to spend about the same this year and next alone.

Pakistan: US and foreign aid linked to structural reforms
The United States and the Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FoDP) have linked their investments in Pakistan's energy, reconstruction and water sectors to implementation of key reforms to achieve self-sufficiency in the areas in a three-year transition period.  According to sources, the government has requested international lenders to provide about $7.7 billion to implement reforms in the public sector over the period, although total requirement for infrastructure projects in the energy sector and reconstruction of areas affected by the war against terror in the tribal areas and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been estimated at $15 billion.  Officials said the government had agreed to a set of policy reforms in consultation with the Asian Development Bank.  They said US President Barack Obama's Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, who had participated in FoDP deliberations a few weeks ago, had told the authorities that the policy and management reforms were a crucial complement to the investments.  "The key to progress will be the government's commitment to implement badly needed reforms and the commitment of the FoDP to help facilitate both public and private international investments in the energy sector," Mr Holbrooke was quoted as saying.  The government has given an undertaking to the FoDP to withdraw the subsidy being given to oil refineries and rationalize ex-refinery prices of products, besides a phased introduction and maintenance of cost recovery tariffs. It has envisaged elimination of cross-subsidies from the industrial and commercial sectors to the domestic sector.

Malaysian Eid advert axed for resembling Christmas
A Malaysian television advert for the Muslim holiday of Eid has been scrapped after viewers said it resembled a promotion for Christmas.  Malaysia's TV3 has apologised for airing the festive clip, which wished Muslims a happy Eid al-Fitr, the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. The advert showed an elderly man taking children aboard his flying carriage and travelling across a star-filled sky. Critics said it was too akin to the tale of Santa Claus and his sleigh. The clip provoked considerable criticism, much of it from internet and blogging sites, which deemed it insensitive and in poor taste. It also depicted lotuses, which some complained have links to Buddhism and Hinduism. The station announced in a Sunday prime-time broadcast that it had removed the one-minute clip and would not show it again. Muslims, who make up about 60% of Malaysia's 27 million people, are preparing to celebrate Eid al-Fitr this week.

Indonesian Muslims Protest Plans to Burn Quran on September 11
Thousands of mostly Muslim protesters rallied around Indonesia Saturday in opposition to an American church's plan to burn copies of the Koran on September 11. During the weekend rallies in Indonesia, cities protested an event planned by a small Florida church to mark the ninth anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks in the United States. Religious leaders of all denominations have condemned the plan by the Dove World Outreach center in Gainesville, Florida, whose pastor, Terry Jones, has written a book called Islam is of the Devil.  The phrase also appears on t-shirts and a Facebook page promoting the event at the church estimated to have about 50 members. The chairman of the Islamic group Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia that planned the protests, Rokhmat Labib, says the plan to burn the Islamic holy book is a provocation. Labib says Muslims do not have any problem with Christians as long as they do not spread their beliefs in Muslim areas.  And since Muslims are not forcing their beliefs on Christians, he says there is no reason why they should feel threatened.

 

 

 

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