Hizb ut-Tahrir , Wilayah Pakistan, on 22^nd November 2009, held a protest in Lahore condemning the American presence which has created chaos and bombings throughout the country. It condemned the sacrifice of Muslim soldiers for the sake of protecting Obama's failing crusade in Afghanistan. Protests held a main banner proclaiming, "This war of Fitna is America's handiwork- Uproot America and her agent rulers- Establishing the Khilafah "Caliphate" is the actual Rah-e-Nijat (Path of Liberation)." Protestors called the people to reject these rulers who are trading Muslim blood for dollars and also called upon the Pakistan Army to mobilize and remove all American presence from the region.