KARACHI: The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and Palestine Foundation staged a demonstration in Gulshan-e-Iqbal to observed Youm-e-Difa-e-Masjid Aqsa on Friday.
The protesters, carryning banners and placards, shouted slogans to show support to Palestinians. They demanded the world wake up to the issue. JI leaders Naseem Siddiqui and Muzaffar Ahmed Hashmi, Palestine Foundation’s Sabir Karbalai, JUP’s Allama Qazi Ahmed Noorani and Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen’s Maulana Sadiq Raza were among the noted participants. Addressing the protesters, the speakers stressed the need for unity among Ummah to cope with such challenges. Similar protests were staged in other parts of the county.–Staff Reporter