Anti-US Quran protests spread to Pakistan

[Omar1984]

Anti-US Quran protests spread to Pakistan

Supporters of Jamat-e-Islami shout slogans during an anti-US rally in Peshawar.—Reuters


ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of Pakistani activists took to the streets on Friday, chanting death to America, demanding that their leaders resign and setting fire to a US flag over the burning of Qurans in Afghanistan.

Up to 300 people blocked the main Grand Trunk road in Peshawar, stomped on and set fire to the US flag, and kicked the dummy representing America and beat it with sticks while it was burning.

“The ugly face of America has been revealed with the desecration of holy Quran,” a banner read.

In the capital Islamabad, the general secretary of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) told the crowd that the Islamic world should review its relations with the United States.

“We will not allow Americans to ridicule our religion and our holy Quran,”Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri told the crowd, asking the Organisation of
Islamic Conference (OIC) to convene a special session to condemn the incident.

In Karachi, hundreds of activists of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, blacklisted as a terror organisation for associations with al Qaeda, chanted “Death to America”.

“There is just one remedy for America —jihad and only jihad,” the crowd shouted. “Death to America, death to America’s friends,” echoed slogans.

The demonstrators were carrying flags with black and white stripes and inscribed with Koranic verses.

They also held up banners, one of which said: “The defeated Americans are bound to bite dust in their war against Allah and His Book.”

President Barack Obama was Thursday forced to apologise for the incident, which the Afghan presidency blamed on a US officer at the Bagram airbase.

“We don’t accept Obama’s apology. The Muslims don’t accept his apology, as it is nothing but a farce,” said Naveed Qamar, the head of JuD in Karachi.

“The Americans are deliberately provoking us through shameless sins,” he added.

“It is now up to our rulers whether they continue to be slaves of America or become slaves of our beloved prophet.”


Anti-US Quran protests spread to Pakistan | Pakistan | DAWN.COM

 

[longyi]

Now it is the time for America to mind her own business and bring all the troops home. Some of the racist troops simply create more troubles for everyone than necessary.

No more wars for America, only peace!

 

[NirmalKrish]

This should have been done long time back after the first assault of the Taliban post 09-11. I don’t even know why they should have had an extended campaign in iraq-afganistan when the results of this war did little to change the demographics of controlling global terrorism.

The USA could have saved\prevented unnecessary loss of lives of both the troops and civilian casualties, not to mention their economy from peaking to 14+ trillion in debt, and provided fewer headaches for the Middle East region. It was not their problem in the first place to police and restore law and order there, ok so they supposedly killed bin laden as well, the mastermind of 09-11 now what’s next. What other need is there for the American troops to be there, the cycle will go on and on. Prolonged foreign presence defiantly gives more chance from incidents like this to happen burning of Qurans and etc... Absolutely unwarranted this just add more fuel to the fire that’s burning quiet intensely.

 

[longyi]

This should have been done long time back after the first assault of the Taliban post 09-11. I don’t even know why they should have had an extended campaign in iraq-afganistan when the results of this war did little to change the demographics of controlling global terrorism.

The USA could have saved\prevented unnecessary loss of lives of both the troops and civilian casualties, not to mention their economy from peaking to 14+ trillion in debt, and provided fewer headaches for the Middle East region. It was not their problem in the first place to police and restore law and order there, ok so they supposedly killed bin laden as well, the mastermind of 09-11 now what’s next. What other need is there for the American troops to be there, the cycle will go on and on. Prolonged foreign presence defiantly gives more chance from incidents like this to happen burning of Qurans and etc... Absolutely unwarranted this just add more fuel to the fire that’s burning quiet intensely.

Our politicians, like most of their counterpart in the world, are too corrupted in protect their special interest groups, can make it sound so righteous that the brainless Congress would go along with any decisions. These crooks are protected by the system we called democracy.

Look at Bush, wasted trillions of dollars, including the tax breaks for the riches, and thousands of young American lives, plus hundreds of thousands of innocent Muslim lives. And what he did to the American economy! Now he is down in his Texas ranch, playing golf and trimming his bushes and smiles to all his neighbors.

Every country in the world has her corrupted politicians, and because America is so powerful, the damages are magnified.

 

[Respect4Respect01]

most american soldiers are brainwashed high school drop outs, what do you expect from them?

 

[BelligerentPacifist]

Ah the JI, if it wasn't the mussaHif e qur'ani it would have to be American chewing gum! They feel so forgotten in current politics any anti-US incentive would work.

 

[Nothing]

Muslims in USA is doing nothing , and you people are just disturbing daily life in Pakistan and bringing productivity down...what you will achieve by protesting against it.. your government and Army don't acre if they kill your soldiers and people. what you think they will react on incidence in other country ?