Hizb ut-Tahrir protest US War in Pakistan. Speaker under eagle on US Embassy in Grosvenor Square, London
Over a thousand Muslims marched from a rally outside the US Embassy in London to the Pakistan High Commission this afternoon (Sunday 31 May) in protest against the attacks by the Pakistani army in Swat. The protest, organised by Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain, called these attacks an "American War", blaming them on American pressure on the Pakistan government and called for an immediate end to attacks by Muslims on Muslims. As they marched, the protesters chanted a long list of slogans in English and Arabic, including "Zandar's shameful treachery obeying America's Policy", "One Million Muslim Refugees Left their Homes Forced to Flee" and "Muslim Killing Muslim is Haram, Save Yourself from this Harm." Taji Mustafa, media representative of Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain said, "At the behest of America, the Zardari regime is creating a disastrous civil war in Pakistan leading to the loss of her sons in the army, the death of men, women and children in Swat and the displacement of over million Muslims in order to further America’s agenda of weakening Pakistan. The root cause of this bloodshed is Obama’s expansion of America’s war on terror and Zardari’s collusion with the US against the people of Pakistan." Hizb ut-Tahrir's major objective is the replacement of the present corrupt rulers of Muslim countries - including Pakistan - by an Islamic Khilafah (Caliphate) that will be independent of Western influence. The march was in support of Hizb ut-Tahrir rallies taking place on the same day in several cities in Pakistan. The London march was split into three groups, with men in the front and rear and women in the centre group. During the two rallies, the women stood well to one side and all of those speaking were men.
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