#ShiaGenocide: I publicly name and condemn Lashkar-e-Jhangvi terrorists – Imran Khan
English translation of Imran Khan’s statement:
I name Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, I address LeJ, if you are doing this terrorism in the name of Islam,, nobody could be more enemy of Islam than yourself. Islam is the name of humanity, you can’t kill infidels, here you are killing a Muslim sect in the name of Islam. I strongly condemn you, I condemn you on behalf of Pakistani nation. I say that through your terrorism you are damaging not only Pakistan and Islam, you are also an enemy of humanity.
Our call is now to the Chief Justice of Pakistan. Shia Hazaras of Quetta have lost hope in all institutions, as have we. Now their and our only demand is from the Chief Justice of Pakistani to take suo moto action (on the country-wide Shia genocide).
It may be noted that in the past an LeJ affiliate has threatened Imran Khan with dire consequences. http://criticalppp.com/archives/82066
لشکر جھنگوی کا نام لے کر مذمت کرتا ہوں – عمران خان
میں لشکر جھنگوی کا نام لیتے ہوئے یہ کہنا ہوں کہ اگر آپ اسلام کا نام لیکر یہ دہشت گردی کرتے ہیں تو آپ سے زیادہ اسلام کا دشمن نہیں ہوسکتا کیوں کہ اسلام امن کا درس دیتا ہے۔وہ جو کچھ اسلام کے نام پر کررہے ہیں وہ دہشت گردی ہے۔
چیئرمین پاکستان تحریک انصاف عمران خان
Glad he made an explicit statement.
Khuda ki qasam , khan sahab bohat bahdur leader hain , aj sai PMLN jaye bhar main , ab main bjhi PTI join ker rha hon ,, humain aisa hi leader chaiye
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has strongly condemned the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) for the Quetta bombing that left over 80 members of the Hazara Shia community dead. Khan had tweeted the statement after a press conference in Islamabad.
On Saturday, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), seen as the most ruthless sectarian group, had claimed responsibility for the attack in Quetta.
Speaking to the media in Islamabad, Khan demanded that the culprits be brought to justice and the people be protected.
The PTI chief also said that Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry should take suo motu notice of the incident.
Khan also demanded that the government give compensation to the families of those who were killed as a result of the blast.
The party chief also said that members of his party will protest in all four headquarters to express solidarity with the Hazara community.
“We demand that a special court be set up and the culprits be punished,” said Khan.
Members of the Shia community and civil society took out protest rallies in different cities of Pakistan on Monday to protest against the attack. A strike was also observed in Karachi.
The Hazara community in Quetta had also once again refused to bury their dead, giving a 48-hour ultimatum to the government to arrest the killers.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/509030/quetta-bombing-imran-khan-condemns-lashkar-e-jahngvi-for-attack-on-hazaras/
Syed
I wasn’t a big fan of Imran Khan but PPP led 5 years have seen a big rise of Shia killings. Nawaz league provide monthly stipends to Shia killing machine lashkar e jhangvi. At least Imran Khan speaks out against these monsters. I’d advise all the shias of Pakistan for vote for this guy. Most definitely he can’t be worse than PPP and Nawaz Jhangvi group.
Lets be honest
The 1st one was Altaf Hussain, he supports minorities every time. This is good news that another leader is also voicing concern, I now hope Imran has learnt from his mistakes & plans to be vocal against strategic assets in the future.
It is so painful to see the dead bodies with their mourning relatives demanding just one thing “Peace” over and over but its not enough to convey their message to the deaf ears of cruel politicians and security agencies. May God have mercy on us. Life has no value in Pakistan, human death tolls are just numbers by which we judge whether the blast was BIG or small.
May God give us courage to save life and human beings in Pakistan regardless of any cast, religion or race.
Double standards, what about their mother Taliban with whom he regards as symbol of. Pashtun nationalism. He is part of the problem. The only solution is to finish this evil which is killing our children but the million dollar question remains that who will bell the cat!
I am heartened by his bold stand. Don’t accuse him of double standards. Speaking against LeJ by a politician is not trivial. Start counting names who speak against them by name, you will not find many. Encourage him so that tomorrow he begins to accuse the mother. In this respect he is better than PPP and PML thugs.
Lagta hy ye clean shave ya to andar sy inkay sath mila hua hy ya phir apny number banany ky liy siasi bian dy raha hy.