BAHAWALPUR: The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F), Bahawalpur Chapter held a protest rally starting from the General Bus stand and going till Melad Chowk against the violence currently being carried out against the Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, on Wednesday.
Led by Allama Shafqatur Rehman and carrying placards expressing solida
rity with the Rohingya Muslims, the protestors demanded
that the United Nations (UN) an
d the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) take notice of the ongoing brutality in Myanmar. Addressing the protesters, Rehman said
that the genocide of Rohingya Muslims is unacceptable and
that it is the obligation of Muslims worldwide to raise
their voice in support of the oppressed Muslims in Myanmar. The speakers at the protest criticise
d the UN and international leaders for what they
called “criminal silence” on the issue. The protesters demanded
that the UN, Amnesty International and OIC to play
their role in helping the Rohingya people.
Published in Daily Times, September 14th 2017.
