The High Commissioner

High Commission of Pakistan 

House NE(C) 2

Road # 71

Gulshan II

Dhaka, Bangladesh

As salamu a'laikum,

RE: Abductions of members of Hizb ut Tahrir by the Pakistani government

In the last month, four members of Hizb ut Tahrir in Pakistan have been abducted by government agencies.

1. Imran Yousafzai, the deputy spokesman of Hizb ut Tahrir in Pakistan, an accountant and father of two. He was abducted on 12 July whilst on his way to meet a journalist in Islamabad.
2. Hayan Khan, a member of Hizb ut Tahrir , a software engineer and recently married. He was abducted on 13 July on his way to work in Rawalpindi.
3. Ousama Hanif, a member of Hizb ut Tahrir , a telecommunications engineer and father of one. He was abducted on 21 July whilst on his way to work in Islamabad.
4. Dr. Abdul Qayyum, a member of Hizb ut Tahrir, and a renowned dental surgeon from Rahim Yar Khan. He was abducted at night on 27 July, and his 11-year old daughter who was with him in the car was left all by herself.

All four remain under unlawful government detention and their whereabouts remain unknown. Relevant documents are enclosed.

Hizb ut Tahrir , Wilayah Bangladesh calls upon you to communicate the following message to your government from the people of Bangladesh:

"The 160 million people of Bangladesh strongly condemn the abductions of the members of Hizb ut Tahrir by the government of Pakistan. Such acts by the Pakistani government are anti-Islamic, inhumane, criminal, thuggish and brutal.

Muslims of Bangladesh know Hizb ut Tahrir as the sincere and aware political party which has been persistently, dedicatedly and firmly exposing the treachery of the rulers of Pakistan, particularly regarding collusion with America in the war against Islam. Muslims of Bangladesh are also aware that the recent abductions of Hizb ut Tahrir's members comes after the successful mobilization of the people of Pakistan by the party exposing the collusion of the civil and military leadership of Pakistan in the Abbottabad operation by crusader America, which was an aggressive act severely undermining Pakistan's sovereignty.

Furthermore Hizb ut Tahrir works for realizing the aspirations of the Muslims to live their lives according to the Islamic system. The Muslim people of Pakistan have been unequivocal in expressing their desire to live by Islam from the time of the creation of Pakistan and have since then been repeatedly making this demand. Muslims of Bangladesh know that Hizb ut Tahrir is providing leadership to the Muslim people of Pakistan in their struggle to re-establish the Khilafah "Caliphate" state so that they can live their lives according to Islam.

Therefore Muslims of Bangladesh firmly believe that the repression against Hizb ut Tahrir by the Pakistan government is due to the party's stance on the side of Islam, the Ummah and the sovereignty of Pakistan. Thus we demand the immediate release of the abducted members of Hizb ut Tahrir and complete cessation of all repressive actions of the government of Pakistan against Hizb ut Tahrir ."

Hizb ut Tahrir

Wilayah Bangladesh