RE: draft statement for comments/modifications/endorsements RE: IHI's reponse on recent seize of Mullahs in Islamabad and Sucide attack in Lahore
Shazia Shaheen
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Subject: Re: draft statement for comments/modifications/endorsements RE: IHI's reponse on recent seize of Mullahs in Islamabad and Sucide attack in Lahore
Noted. Thanks, Tahira.
Endorsed personally. Sharing.
In solidarity and grief,
Nageen
Nageen Hyat
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
Dear Saliha and Rabeea,
As per your request/suggestion, here is a draft statement for review, comments, modifications, and endorsements.
May I kindly request the secretariats of the various groups/networks/alliances/coalitions to please forward this to all of them asap?
Deadline for comments/changes/endorsements:
12 noon, Tuesday, 29 March 2016.
Anyone volunteering to do the Urdu translation once it is finalized?
With regards,
Tahira Abdullah
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DRAFT STATEMENT
Civil Society Demands Answers re. Lahore and Islamabad Outrage
Statement, 28 March 2016
Human rights defenders, peace activists, civil society individuals, organizations, networks, alliances, platforms and groups countrywide are outraged at the events unfolding on Easter Sunday and Monday, simultaneously in Lahore and Islamabad.
We stand in solidarity with our bereaved, grieving Christian compatriots who were celebrating Easter at Gulshan-e-Iqbal park in Lahore, when the Taliban (JaA, a breakaway faction of TTP) struck with meticulous planning and organization.
Instead of simply expressing our outrage, shock, grief and solidarity with the victims, the injured and the survivors – which we do most sincerely – we now wish to go a step further, regarding the Lahore carnage and the mullahs’ ongoing dharna in Islamabad.
It is no coincidence that militant terrorists carried out a suicide mission in Lahore at precisely the same time as religio-political extremists were rampaging down Islamabad’s most sensitive, most protected, most “secure” Red Zone, threatening the very foundations of the State. They are still encamped there, making outrageous demands, enjoying the government’s familiar appeasement policy, strategy and tactics.
Civil society has been and remains inherently peaceful, both in our philosophy and our modus operandi – unlike terrorists and militant extremists. They are openly and violently anti-state, anti-democracy, anti-Constitution and anti-humanity and are permitted to operate with impunity.
Since our longstanding demands and recommendations for dealing with extremism, terrorism, sectarianism and jihadism are not being met, we now demand answers from the so-called “government in power” (sic) to our legitimate questions:
1. Where does the post-APS/Peshawar National Action Plan (NAP) stand today?
2. Where is the NACTA?
3. Where is the NISP?
4. Where is the government’s post-APS, post-Baacha Khan University resolve to stamp out extremism across the board?
5. Where is the action against hate speech and instigation to violence found in school curricula, madrassas, mosques, sectarian literature, tableeghi/jihadi materials?
6. Where is the January 2015 promise to carry out even-handed operations in all provinces/areas, including all regions of Punjab – the hotbed of extremist exports?
7. Where is the media’s self-regulation on these issues? And PEMRA’s monitoring role?
8. Why has there been such a colossal failure of intelligence gathering, sharing and coordination?
9. Why is the Army making crucial decisions of National Policy and initiating action too?
10. Where is the elected “Government”? Why are no heads rolling? Is it time to go back to the people to obtain a fresh electoral mandate? Is it time to stop the appeasement policy and finally put one’s money and resources where one’s mouth is?
We demand answers to these and many other burning questions of committed, but grieving and suffering Pakistanis, who are fed up of being fed lies and platitudes.
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From: rab...@af.org.pk
Subject: RE: IHI's reponse on recent seize of Mullahs in Islamabad and Sucide attack in Lahore
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 03:02:08 -0700
Dear Friends,
It is humbly suggested that we should organize a demonstration with a clear strategy. Organizing a demonstrations on a short notice may not encourage many people to join. Mobile phones and internet connections are not functioning in all the areas of the federal capital.
We think we should organize a demonstration tomorrow with a written statement in hand.
We would also request the seniors and experienced members like Tahira Apa, and Dr. Farzana to draft a strong statement on behalf of all the Networks. We can take endorsements from members on the statement and share with media afterwards.
Regards
Rabeea Hadi & Saliha
Chair and Co-Chair EVAWG