The JI is the only political party in Pakistan having a regular and transparent internal elections process, electing is central ameer every five years ever since its foundation in 1941. JI founder Maulana Syed Abul Aala Maudoodi was the first ameer who was re-elected by the members until 1972 when he requested to be excused from the election process citing deteriorating health. Mian Tufail Mohammad replaced him and continued for three terms till 1987 when he requested not to be elected again for health reasons and was replaced by Qazi Hussain Ahmad. Qazi continued to be elected till 2009 when he requested the central Shoora not to elect him again for health problems and members elected Syed Munawwar Hasan.

The Shoora selected three names for the secret ballot election process which also included NWFP ameer Siraj ul Haq and Punjab ameer Liaqat Baloch. Syed Munawwar Hasan hails from a distinguished family, based at Delhi before the Partition of the sub-continent. He was born in August 1944 and as his family opted for Pakistan, migrated to Karachi in 1947. His father’s name was Syed Akhlaq Hasan. He obtained Masters in Sociology (1963) and Islamic Studies (1966) from Karachi University. As a student, he marked his presence as eloquent speaker, extempore orator and editor of the college magazine, while being a good player of badminton.

Syed Munawwar Hasan joined National Students Federation (NSF) - a student body with leftist leaning – during the martial law era of Gen Ayub Khan and was elected its President in 1959. The real change appeared in his life when he got a chance to come closer to the activists of Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba (IJT) Pakistan and studied the writings of Mawlana Sued Abul A’ala Mawdudi. As a result, he joined IJT in 1960, became its member and soon he was elected as President of its Karachi University Unit, Karachi City Unit and member of the Central Executive Council. Later, he reached its top slot and became all-Pakistan President in 1964 and served in that capacity for three consecutive terms. During his tenure of the President, the Jamiat organized several campaigns mobilizing public opinion regarding education problems, system of education, women education etc. etc.

He was active in leading the students struggle against the martial law, a crime for which he was sentenced several times to jail terms. He joined the Islamic Research Academy, Karachi as a Research Assistant (1963) and raised to its Secretary Generalship (1969). Under his supervision, the Academy published 70 scholarly books. He also rendered services as Managing Editor of the Monthly ‘The Criterion’ and ‘The Universal Message’, Karachi.

Syed Munawwar Hasan became member of Jama’at-e-Islami Pakistan in 1967. Served Karachi unit as Assistant Secretary, Secretary, Deputy Ameer and Ameer of the city. He was also elected to the Central Shura and the Executive Council of the Jama’at. He represented Jama’at at several platforms, including United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Pakistan National Alliance (PNA). He was also jailed during the struggle against the government’s oppressive policies launched under the banner of Tehrik-e-Nizam-e-Mustafa.

Contesting National Assembly election in 1977, he secured the highest votes in Pakistan. He was Assistant Secretary General of Jama’at-e-Islami Pakistan in 1992-93, and became Secretary General in 1993. He took part in a number of international conferences and seminars and has visited USA, UK, Canada, Middle East and many countries of the South East and South East Asia.

Syed Munawwar Hasan is well versed in English. He is a welcome speaker in the country and abroad. Many of his speeches, mostly in Urdu, are also available in cassette form. He heads a number of planning and research bodies within the Jamaat.

He was married in 1974, has two children, a son and a daughter. His wife Ms Aisha Munawwar has also remained the secretary general of JI Pakistan women wing and was also MNA in previous assembly.

In his response to the presidential address to the joint session of parliament, Munawwar Hasan said president Zardari used all illegal tactics through Governor Salman Taseer to dislodge PML-N government but remained totally failed, after which he made those announcements. He said if Zaridari did not made those announcements, the Punjab assembly would have to be dissolved.

On constitution of committees for abolition of 17th amendment, 58-2 (b) and C0D, he said such committees were also formed in the past but never took any practical steps. He said president Zardari’s address was a waste of time since he had such a bad track record that nobody wanted to believe him.

In a joint statement on Friday, Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan ameer Qazi Hussain Ahmad, president Jamiat-e-Ittehadul Ulema Maulana Abdul Maalik, JI naib ameer Chaudhry Aslam Salimi Advocate, JI Sindh ameer Asadullah Bhutto, Director Idara-e-Muarif Islami Hafiz Mohammad Idris, Jamia Naeemia principal Dr Sarfraz Naeemi, JIU Punjab president Maulana Abdul Jalil Naqshbandi, JIU Karachi president Maulana Abdul Rauf, Agha Mohammad Mansoor and Maulana Syed Mahmood Farooqi have said PIA has tried to please Washington by banning its male Cabin Crew to have beards.

They said in a recent notification, PIA administration has announced to have reviewed its policy regarding beards, and said now male cabin crew could not grow beards and they could only have French Cut beards. They said Pakistan is an ideological country having 99 per cent Muslim population and PIA administration's new policy is a stark violation of Sunnah of Holy Prophet (pbuh) and an attempt to please the West.

They noted that most of the western countries have adopted anti-Islam policies like France where Muslim girls are banned to wear headscarves, while on the other hand Pakistani authorities devoid of self respect and Muslim honor are imposing such bans to hurt Muslim feelings and undermining country's ideology. They said US and western slavery adopted by Gen Musharraf is not only continuing but has been enhanced by president Zardari. They said religious freedoms have not been suppressed in any independent and sovereign country while rights of minorities are also protected but it is only the shameless rulers of Pakistan that are taking pride in enemy slavery and to suppress the religious rights of huge majority.

They have strongly demanded of PIA to lift the ban on employees to have beards

He said top JI leadership would address various district bars during the week.

He said JI will hold a convention of lawyers and JI leader and workers on Feb 15 to finalise a strategy to participate in the long march and sit-in program in Islamabad.

He also warned against the conspiracies being hatched by central and provincial governments and election commission against the JI candidate in the NA-28 Buner by elections, Bakht Jahan Khan, who has won the polls convincingly.

He said that the JI would also express solidarity with the people of tribal areas, Swat and Indian held Kashmir during the lawyers solidarity week.

He also warned against the military operation in tribal areas and Swat, and cautioned that the situation was pushing the country towards '71 like disaster.

In a statement on Tuesday, JI women wing secretary general Rukhsana Jabeen, Sameea Raheel Qazi ex-MNA, chairman JI Women Commission Aafia Sarwar, alleged that pro-west women elite wanted to pull Pakistani women out of their homes to act as cynosure of all eyes. They reminded that the family system of western societies were totally destroyed along with family values because they made women to work hand in hand with men in all fields, reducing women to just a money making machine.

The JI women stressed that the moral degeneration caused by such greed undermined the western societies. They stressed that making women to do jobs along with men was not necessary for national development because working women could not bring up and train their children properly that caused far greater problems than the meager money they earn. Instead, they said, proper education and training of young generations and women's role in achieving that objective is vitally important for national development.

They emphasized that Allah Almighty has fixed responsibility to earn livelihood on men, and not women. They said they were not against jobs of women since women can do jobs in Education, Health and other related sectors where women were required to do jobs.

He asked Pakistani government to ask the western countries to be in their limits and refrain from pointing fingers on Pakistani hero. He stressed that in order to make lawyers' long march and sit-in a success there should be complete understanding among all the parties supporting this cause from the day one. He advised the PPP government to display some sanity and restore Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chadurhy before long march by restoring the judiciary on the position of Nov 2, 2007. He said PPP government has become unpopular so quickly which is a record time.

He said the reasons of this sudden unpopularity could be found in the policies and attitudes of PPP government. He criticized president Zardari for terming Kashmiris as terrorist and said president should have apologized timely for his slurs against Kashmiris who have been fighting a war of Pakistan. He said since the president seems to have no moral courage to do that, Jamaat-e-Islami now apologizes to Kashmiris on behalf of Pakistani nation which observed a solidarity day for them on Feb 5. Replying to queries, Munawar Hasan said the ruthlessness Pakistan Army is showing in killing people in Swat has shocked everyone.Citing the eye witness accounts of some Swat residents, Munawar said it is hard to believe that it is Pakistan's Army which is doing that. He said ANP claims to be champion of Pakhtun's rights but it badly failed to stop massacre of Pakhtuns being committed it its government.

He said ANP had always supported enemies of Pakhtuns in the history. He recalled that at the time of creation of Pakistan, Bacha Khan was an ally of Mr. Gandhi and during Soviet invasion on Afghanistan it was an ally of Soviets, and now it is an ally of Americans who are bombing and killing Pakhtuns with impunity.

He was delivering Friday sermon at Mansoorah Masjid. He said army operation has created a strong reaction among local people who now think that there is no difference between America and Pakistan Army and other law enforcing agenceis. He expressed sorrow that entire Swat District has been destroyed by mortar shelling, tens of thousands of people have evacuated their homes and while those left faced with serious shortage of food and medicines.

He said the only solution to the problem is that amry should be immediately pulled out and negotiation should be held with the local elders and tribal heads who are fully capable of controlling the situation. He said the issue can only be solved after Pakistan announced giving up US war on terror. He said US wants to continue this war inside Pakistan at every cost so that its nuclear assets could be destroyed as collateral damage, thus protecting the Israel and other western countries from the reported threat from Pakistani nuclear arms.

Qazi expressed sorrow that PPP government is showing more loyalty to America then Gen Musahrraf as another individual is now making all decisions bypassing the parliament. He warned that tribal people have acted as an unpaid army of Pakistan since the country was created but he present government is turning this army into enemies of Pakistan. Qazi said common people of Tribal areas and Swat should be taken into confidence in order to counter the activities of US and Indian agents.

Meanwhile, JI naib ameer Hafiz Idris while delivering Friday sermon at Maududi Institute said Pakistani rulers have adopted US slavery for personal interests and to plunder the public money. He said Pakistan army is fighting a US war against its own people. He said the Army which should be used against Indian army to liberate Kashmiri Muslims is busy killing its own citizens in Fata and Swat. He asked the countrymen to come out to support the victims of military operation to provide them basic necessities of life.  

Addressing those rallies and public meetings JI leadership condemned the Israeli and Indian occupation of Muslim lands and their heinous crimes against humanity being perpetrated upon helpless Muslim population. They denounced the civilized world in the west for giving silent approval of Muslim genocide in Kashmir and Palestine, and vowed to support freedom struggles in the two states till they reached logical conclusion.

In Islamabad, JI ameer Qazi Hussain Ahmad led a large rally from Kashmir road to Constitution Avenue which later turned into a public meeting. The participants who were chanting slogans and holding banners and placards, also made a long chain of thousands of hands in order to express solidarity with the oppressed Muslims of Kashmir and Palestine. Addressing the participants Qazi Hussain Ahmad said Washington, Nato and world powers must understand that Kashmiris 61 year old freedom struggle against Indian army has proved that they could never be kept slaves. He accused America and other world powers of conspiring against Islam and Muslim people, and said Muslim rulers are subjugating masses at gun point to save the capitalist system. He also condemned rulers for banning Jamaat ud Dawah and other organization supporting Kashmir Jihad and warned it could prove disastrous for national defense. He warned that under a dangerous conspiracy the masses and jihadi groups are being made to fight against each other while corrupt politicians are plundering billions of rupees of public money in the name of NRO.

He asked the people to rise against the capitalist system whose ideology is to exploit the poor and keep them slaves of the elite in the name of engineered elections. He said Islamic system through a peaceful Islamic revolution is the only answer to all the problems facing the country since only Islam provides justice, equality and peace to all. He particularly warned against sowing hatred against Pakistan army among people, and said killing of innocent women and children in Swat and other operations like Jamia Hafsa etc are contributing a lot towards materializing this conspiracy. He expressed sorrow that what a mindless approach Pakistani rulers are making by promoting peace and friendship with India at a time when Delhi was talking about US like surgical strikes on Pakistan. He said US is the biggest terrorist in the world which had killed millions of people in the world particularly Japanese, Vietnamese, Cubans, Koreans Afghanis and Iraqis with lethal bombs. He said Kashmiris should be given the right to self determination under UN resolutions but Pakistan has taken a U-turn on its principled stance.

In Lahore, a large rally including men, women and children was taken out from Nasir Bagh to Punjab assembly led by JI secretary general Syed Munawar Hasan and other leaders including Director Foreign Affairs Abdul Ghaffar Aziz, Amirul Azeem, Chaudhry Mohammad Shaukat, Abdul Hafeez Ahmad, Anwar Gondal, Ziauddin Ansari and Zikrullah Mujahid. The participants were holding banners and placards written with slogans for Kashmir's freedom and condemning Indian atrocities on innocent Muslims.

Addressing the public meeting outside Punjab Assembly, Munawar Hasan condemned president Asif Zardari for terming Kashmiri freedom fighters as terrorists and supporting the stance of Washington and Delhi on the issue. He stressed that Pakistani nation considers Kashmiris as freedom fighters and will continue to help them achiever their freedom from Indian occupation in order to secure their lifeline as declared by the father of the nation Quaid-e-Azam.

He said president Zardari had neither been a PPP worker nor suffered victimization, but he only served jail for corruption charges. He said Zardari got a lottery prize after Benazir Bhutto's assassination to become president, which is why he never disclosed the names of her killers despite claiming to have known them. He said Zardari is taking sides of the killers by concealing their names.

Munawar Hasan said Pakistani army is killing and bombing those tribals who had liberated the Azad Kashmir from Indian occupation. He said it was time Pakistan army should come out of the war for American interests in tribal areas, and follow the agenda of Pakistani nation. Munawar Hasan criticized the Muslim rulers for exploiting resources of Muslim countries for the sake of their masters in Washington and subjugating Muslim populations for their own interests. He said Pakistani nation is not averse to talks on Kashmir but India had always used talks to delay the process and strengthen her control on Kashmir.  

It is not just the question of fundamental rights of an individual and her children or a family in agony, but the question of honor and dignity of whole Pakistani nation, Qazi sahib said in a letter to President Asif Ali Zardari, whose copies were also provided to the media on Monday by JI Media Cell...

Besides president Zardari, the letter was also sent to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Advisor on interior affairs Rehman Malik and Dr Fauzia Siddiqi, sister of Dr Aafia Siddiqi.

Qazi Hussain Ahmad said to the president, "I am writing this letter to you as a Muslim, a citizen of Pakistan, as a father of two daughters, and a representative of public opinion and with the hope that you share a common bond with me regarding the ordeal and torture the poor daughter of the nation is suffering at the hands of American agencies.

Qazi sahib said whether government of Pakistan admitted or not, it is talk of the town that Dr Aafia Siddiqi was illegally abducted along with her three children by one of our infamous intelligence agencies on her way from her home in Karachi to the airport, and handed over or probably sold to American authorities in Afghanistan.

This unfortunate daughter of Pakistan was sought after by US FBI only for 'possible information' without any terrorism charges ever leveled against her anywhere in the world, he said. "Irrespective of whether she is guilty of any crime or not, the question is, can a Pakistani national, let alone a women with three small children, be handed over to another country with out going through due judicial process, since there was no FIR, no charges of any nature or trial inside the country?" Qazi asked.

Qazi said it is hard to believe that our authorities have sunk so low that they would sell one of the honorable daughters of the nation to the armed forces of a country considered an enemy in public perception. The people of Pakistan would like to see the faces of all those involved in this heinous crime one day, he said.

Qazi expressed deep anguish over the reports that Dr Aafia was brutally tortured, reportedly raped by US armed forces personnel, shot by a US soldier, and deprived of her basic human dignity. He said the fate of her now five year old daughter and eight year old son is also at the mercy of their 'civilized' captors, as only the eleven year old son could be recovered since he was identified and located by the outside world and it was hard to justify his illegal detention.

Qazi said Dr Aafia is now imprisoned in the notorious psychiatric facility known as Carswell Psychiatric Center in Dallas, Texas,, with a gunshot wound and kept without effective treatment. She has been diagnosed with "Chronic Depressive Psychosis" supposed to be followed by requisite treatment that her family suspect is a trick to effect her memory for cover up. She was recently rendered physically and psychologically unfit to stand a trial by an American court, and if an urgent attention is not paid to her condition, even her life might be in danger, Qazi Hussain Ahmad warned.

The 17th amendment ceased to exist on the day Gen Musharraf refused to remove his military uniform, he said while addressing a reception hosted in honor of newly elected office bearers of Sindh Bar Association and Karachi Bar Association at Idara-e-Noor-e-Haq on Monday, says a press release issued by JI Media Cell..

Qazi sahib termed the lawyers movement for restoration of independent judiciary at golden chapter of national history, however he emphasized that the objectives of sit-in at Islamabad should be made clear. He said his party is not in favor of sit-ins staged in the darkness of night and implementing others' agenda. He asked that objectives of sit-in and long march should be made clear and some agreement should be made for the final round. He said proper planning for entire sit-in should be made to involve thousands of people in the sit-in. He said those who change like seasons can never bring change in the country..

The reception was also addressed by Sindh Bar Association president Rasheed A Rizvi, Karachi Bar president Mohammad Ali Abbasi and others. JI Karachi ameer Mohammad Hussain Mehnti, secretary Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, president Islamic Lawyers Movement Karachi Hashim Padhiar, Karachi Bar General Secretary Naeem Qureshi, Iqbal Munshi advocate, Sarwar Mohammad Khan Advocate, Iqbal Aqeel Advocate, Abdul Wahid advocate, Ghaus Bakhsh Marri Advocate, Sohail Mohammad Advocate, Khaleeq Ahmad Advocate, Mansoor Ahmad Advocate, Zafar Imam Advocate, Waqar Ahmad Sial Advocate, Amir Masood Advocate, Azmat Hussain Advocate and others were also present on the occasion.

Qazi Hussain Ahmad expressed sorrow that the government elected by people as a result of historic struggle by lawyers is pursuing the same dictatorship policies of Gen Musharraf instead of reversing those. He said the promises made in Charter of Democracy have been ignored. He said the lawyers movement is aimed at restoring the institutions in the country.

Qazi sahib emphasized that having a political ideology is no crime since political workers offer sacrifices and make struggles only to bring independence of institutions and establishing political justice. Lawyers community is offering the same sacrifice today, he said. He warned that inducting new judges in the system amounts to further destroying the judiciary and as long as supremacy of constitution was not restored and institutions were not given independence the future of political governments in the country will remain uncertain at the hands of adventurers.

LAHORE, Jan 15: Large number of children of Mansoorah Model School staged a demonstration on Multan Road outside Mansoorah on Thursday to condemn the Israeli invasion of Gaza and massacre of innocnet people. Holding banners and placards against the Israeli war crimes and US backing, the children were raising slogans for supporting the people of Gaza against Israeli army atrocities. Addressing the children, Jamaat-e-Islami naib ameer Hafiz Mohammad Idris said Israel was committing unprecedented war crimes upon unarmed Palestinians in Gaza but its mentor America and the whole western world was watching with callous silence. He demanded the Muslim world to sever ties with Israel immediately and force a global boycott of Israel. He harshly criticized those elements in Pakistan who were talking about acknowledging Israel, and said it amount to adding insult to the injuries of the whole Muslim Ummah. He wished Salahuddin Ayubi were alive among the ranks of Muslim Ummah to rid the innocent Palestinians of the Israeli and American cruelties. He said unfortunately the Ummah leadership was playing the role of Mir Jafar and Mir Sadiq, as they were betraying the blood of innocent Muslim children, women and men by continuing their allegiance to Washington.

LAHORE, Jan 12: Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Qazi Hussain Ahmad has strongly condemned Pakistan government's reported silence on the Palestinian ambassador's request for sending medicine relief for Gaza victims of Israeli aggression. In a statement on Monday issued by JI Media Cell, Qazi Hussain Ahmad said for the first time in history Pakistan has avoided to make even a formal condemnation of Israeli aggression on innocent Palestinians or to condemn Israeli attacks, but also refusing to help Palestinian Muslim brothers on humanitarian basis just because of Washington's fears. Qazi said the whole nation condemns the apathy of PPP government towards Palestinian Muslims. Qazi reminded the rulers that even Hugo Chavez, the ruler of a weak country, has displayed the sense of justice by expelling Israeli ambassador but the powerful Muslim rulers are behaving in a shameful manner by keeping a criminal silence of Israeli naked aggression on helpless Palestinians just because of fearing Washington's backlash. Qazi expressed sorrow that when Israel is bombing and killing innocent Palestinian children, women and men, Pakistani high commissioner in London, Wajed Shamsul Hasan, is suggesting acknowledging Israel instead of condemning Tel Aviv. Qazi demanded strict action against Wajid Shamsul Hasan and recalling him from the prestigious post for making highly irresponsible move against the national policy and public aspirations which amounts to adding insult to the injuries of Muslim Ummah. He demanded immediate sending of relief medicines and goods to Gaza and use of all diplomatic resources to stop Israeli attacks on Gaza. Meanwhile, Qazi Hussain Ahmad has condemned the statement of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani that US vice president elect Joe Biden was awarded Hilal-e-Quaid-a-Azam for his pivotal role in removing Gen Musharraf's uniform, saying 'it is even worse to justify an earlier folly.' Qazi said PM Gillani should keep in mind that Gen Musharraf was removed as a result of glorious struggle by Pakistani people, political parties and lawyers community. But the PM has insulted PPP workers and voters who voted for the party considering it an opponent of Gen Musharraf. Qazi said PM's statement is also a negation of national sovereignty and he should take back his statement. In a separate statment, JI deputy secretary general Farid Paracha has also condemned Pakistani High Commissioner in London, Wajid Shamsul Hasan, for suggesting acknowledging Israel. He said it is hard luck of the nation that people holding top prestigious offices are agents of Washington, Tel Aviv or Delhi. He demanded immediate apology from the High Commissioner and Islamabad regime

LAHORE, Feb 14: Jamaat Islami has expressed strong concerns against Zionists conspiracy to demolish historic Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, warning that if Israel was not stopped from undermining the first Qibla of Islam than the Middle East would become flashpoint of global destruction.

The warning was issued by Jamaat Islami central Shoora in a resolution passed on the issue of Palestine and Al Aqsa mosque in its 3-day meeting chaired by Qazi Hussain Ahmad.
The Shoora congratulated Hamas and Al-Fatah for their historic reconciliation and appealed to the Palestinian nation to forge complete unity to frustrate Zionists conspiracy and to liberate their homeland from Israeli occupation.

It praised Hamas leadership for trying to establish a national government despite having a majority, and expressed sorrow that PA president Mahmoud Abbas refused such a government and tried to fail Hamas government by blocking salaries to workers and other development funds under US dictates. The Shoora expressed gratitude that the conspiracy to make Palestinians fight against one another was finally frustrated despite US and Israeli supply of arms to Al-Fatah group.

The Shoora urged the Muslim rulers to rise up to their basic and religious responsibility of saving Al Aqsa mosque by taking practical measures, reminding them that such a response in 1969 resulted in creating OIC to protect Al Aqsa but was later succumbed to personal and western interests. It demanded of Muslim governments to frustrate the US plan of forcing Muslim countries to recognize Israel, and to make it clear to Washington that if it continued to patronize Zionist terrorism against Palestinians than Muslim would be forced to revoke all agreements with Washington.

The Shoora warned that present digging under Al Aqsa to demolish the historic Muslim site and construct Temple of Solomon at its place was nothing but the long Zionist conspiracies against Islam. Shoora cited the first Israeli prime Minister Ben Gurion saying that "Israel is meaningless without Al Quds and Al Quds is meaningless without Temple of Solomon." It warned that during the last one year Israel had secretly constructed seven large structures under the foundations of Al Aqsa mosque and Israeli clergy has prophesized that year 2007 was most suitable for constructing Solomon's Temple.

Shoora expressed sorrow that the Israeli lobby controlling the affairs of Washington administration was imposing Zionist policies upon the whole world particularly in the Middle East, and it was the responsibility of every justice loving citizen of the world to play his role in blocking the Zionists conspiracies against Palestinians and Muslim world..

LAHORE, Feb 13: Jamaat Islami has expressed serious concern over precarious lawlessness in the country which has reached alarming heights during Gen Musharraf's rule.

In a resolution passed by the JI Central Shoora in its meeting chaired by Qazi Hussain Ahmad released by JI media on Tuesday, said that hundreds of dacoities and robberies are reported everyday while the number of those go unreported are much higher, while the number of street crimes that go unreported are too much higher than what are reported. Now cases of high officials of army and police being robbed are also being reported. It seems that all law enforcing agencies in the country have lost their professional capabilities since they have been used extensively by the rulers to crush political opponents. Whereas, it is a fact that all gangs of criminals are nurtured and promoted by rulers and feudals, and operate under police patronage. The rising cases of gang rapes are heart breaking for common man which are in addition to the heinous cases of kidnapping for ransom of minor children and their brutal murders, that made people feel totally insecure at the hands of criminals and rapists and pass sleepless nights. Shoora said such a situation portrays a totally corrupt law enforcing machinery and an uncivilized and irresponsible government.
Shoora mentioned with concern the rising number of suicide bomb blasts in the country and said an official of federal government's intelligence agency was caught red handed while planting bomb outside NWFP chief minister's house but no action has so far been taken against him. Mentioning the assassination of top police officials, the Shoora expressed serious concern over the abduction of Supreme Court's Superintendent from the constituency of the ruling party chief Gujrat city and had to secure release after paying Rs 5 million ransom.

It also mentioned the alarming graph of street crimes allegedly committed by a political group in Karachi and Sindh allied with the ruling coalition. It said the people of tribal areas and Balochistan are feeling deep hatred against federation due to the continuous military operation and massacre of their brothers and children at the hands of army, done only to please Washington. The Shoora appealed to the people to organize themselves and form civic organizations for their protection besides launching political struggle to secure their rights.

In another resolution against rulers' efforts to implement western conspiracy to turn the country secular and to undermine its Islamic ideology, the Shoora warned that all moves to remove Islamic articles of constitution and other laws amount to serious breach of the constitution.

It is said that the country was created in the name of Islam but enemies launched conspiracies against the Islamic system soon after our independence, and such conspiracies have gained momentum after the present rulers came to power. It said western powers using huge money and other resources to secularize Pakistan which included abolishing Hudood laws, blasphemy law and anti Qadiyaniat law etc. It mentioned that amendment in Hudood laws has in fact made the women insecure as against the media propaganda. It also noted with concern that government disallow registration of any NGO formed for protection and promotion of Islamic civilization while western NGOs working against the ideology and constitution of the country are being openly registered. The shoora termed this discriminatory attitude against Quran and Sunnah highly unfortunate and devastating for the very security and unity of the country. It also noted with concern that men with beard and women with veils and hijab are being harassed in government and private organizations, even in the PIA whereas Islamic codes are openly trampled and un-Islamic festivals like Basant, Valentine day etc are celebrated under official patronage during the 7-year Musharraf rule.