Press Release
Free Dr. Ismael Campaign
Wife of Dr. Ismael Condemns Regime's Thugs Making a Mockery of Pakistan, a State Established in the Name of Islam

Today, Dr. Ismael Sheikh's wife, Mrs. Munira, and her lawyer, Mr. Umar Hayat Sindhoo, Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan, held a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, Karachi, Sindh. Advocate Umar briefed the media regarding Dr. Ismael Sheikh's abduction and the judicial process that has so far taken place.

Dr. Ismael Sheikh was abducted by agencies of the Raheel-Nawaz regime on Friday, 18^th of April 2014, after 9:30 am, as he left his home. The very same day at around 2:00 pm around twelve to thirteen men in plain clothes arrived in police mobile vehicles, bearing weapons, and forcefully entered his house, without any female officials amongst them. They seized the passports of the family of Dr. Ismael, his wife and daughters, laptops of Dr. Ismael Sheikh and his wife, mobile phones, original registration books of two cars along with the cars, original documents of the ownership of the house, some cash and jewelry.

Advocate Umar said that on 21^nd April 2014 a constitutional petition, number 2094, was filed in Sindh High court and its first hearing took place on 22^rd of April 2014 presided by a divisional bench. The divisional bench issued notices to the relevant authorities and departments and passed an order to produce Dr. Ismael Sheikh on 30 April 2014. However, since then, several hearings have taken place but the regime's thugs have not produced him, making a mockery of Pakistani judicial orders, in an act of gross contempt of court. They have repeatedly threatened and harassed the womenfolk of Dr. Ismael to stop their campaign to secure the release of Dr. Ismael, making mockery of the Islamic values which form the bedrock of Pakistani society. Moreover, the thugs of the Raheel-Nawaz regime make mockery of Pakistan itself, which was founded in the name of Islam, by silencing a respected advocate of the Khilafah "Caliphate", Dr. Ismael Sheikh.

The wife of Dr. Ismael and her advocate said that Dr. Ismael is a renowned dental surgeon and thousands of students and patients have benefited from his expertise. He has devoted his life for Islam and its Ummah. He believes in political and intellectual struggle and had never indulged in any criminal activity. Mrs. Munira and her advocate urged the media, human rights and lawyers organizations to highlight Dr. Ismael's ordeal and play their role in securing his release. Or are we to be silent before this gross injustice and allow the rule of thugs and criminal to prevail?

[وَمَا نَقَمُوا مِنْهُمْ إِلاَّ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ]

"And they resented them only because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy." [Al-Buruj: 8]

 Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir
in Wilayah Pakistan 

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