PESHAWAR - Condemning the desecration of holy Quran by the US and Nato forces men, activists of different religious and political parties held a separate protest demonstration and urged the government to sever diplomatic relations with the United States.
Workers of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, district Peshawar, Friday held a motorcycle rally from Peshawar Press Club to Qissa Khwani Bazaar. They joined a Jamaat-e-Islami protest gathering there. The JI activists were also holding a protest gathering against the sacrilege of holy Quran by Nato personnel at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan. They were holding banners and placards inscribed with anti-US and anti-Nato forces slogans.
The protestors condemned the act and termed it a conspiracy against Islam and Muslim Ummah. They also sloganeered against the US and Nato forces and urged the government to sever diplomatic relations with the US and countries whose personnel were involved in this heinous crime.
The infuriated protestors were of the view that the culprits, who desecrated the holy Quran were not pardonable. They demanded that they should be awarded death punishment. They also urged Pakistani rulers to permanently halt Nato supply.
They warned if the government tried to restore Nato supply then they would extend their protest to other parts of the country.
Meanwhile, activists of the All Pakistan Muslim League (APLM) district chapter held a protest demonstration against the desecration of Holy Quran and increase in electricity and petroleum prices.
The protestors led by Malik Attiq provincial president of APML Youth wing and information secretary Shukat Shah, were holding banners and placards inscribed with slogans against US- forces and price hike gathered at Sher Shah Suri road opposite Cantonment Railway Station. The demonstrators chanted full-throated slogans against the US, Nato and also Pakistani rulers.
On the occasion, talking to media persons they strongly condemn the act of the forces stationed in the neighboring Afghanistan, saying that such kind of activities could not be tolerated in future.
Criticizing the incumbent PPP and ANP-led governments, they said that rulers have been completely failed to give any relief to masses, while instead of providing basic facilities of life to people the government further increased rates of the daily commodities items, and electricity and petroleum products.