To
Ms. Sherry Rehman
Federal Minister of Information and Health
Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Dear madam minister, Ill like to draw your attention to the alarming situation which is developing in the Industrial hub of Pakistan. According to the reports published in the BBC Urdu website, the Punjab Medical College , Faisalabad has expelled all its Ahmedi Students. A total of 15 boys and girls have been expelled from the college, they were studying in different levels ranging from first year to those at the end of their academic carrier in the final year.
The force behind this expulsion is the notoriously fascist Islami Jamiat e Talba, the student wing of Jamate Islami. These students were beaten and harassed . The authorities, instead of defending the persecuted minority, expelled all the Ahmedi students from the college.
Madam, you are a witness to the reign of terror of General Zia ul Haq, you are very well aware of IJT role in violence against Bengalis, progressive students and minorities. It makes this situation alarming because this has happened when you are minister of health and Mr Salman Taseer is governor of Punjab. Pakistan peoples Party being a center Left party and member of Socialist International has a historic responsibility to oppose “segregation” and the “apartheid”. Disenfranchising an entire community from a medical college is unacceptable. Benazir Bhutto struggled all her life against Islamic fascists , she choose to die a martyr’s death instead of going along the forces of reaction.
Madam Minister, we hope that you will act soon and stop this injustice, you once wrote about looking at things through Eric Hobsbawm’s eyes. Today Madam minister please look at those eyes because they must be crying…
yours Faithfully
Shaheryar Ali
PS:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/story/2008/06/080605_ahmedi_pmc_as.shtml
June 8, 2008 at 4:31 am
It appears from news reports that it was a Mullah instigated persecution of the Ahmadi students;
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No entry for clerics: Health Additional Secretary Saeed Nawaz told Daily Times that a meeting would be held with the PMC principal on the issue. He said that the department was sympathetic to Ahmadi students. He said that local cleric should not address students in college mosques.[/Quote]
…and also
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He alleged that the boarders, with the consent of hostel wardens, forced 15 students – 11 girls and five boys –to leave the hostels at 4am on June 4. He alleged that on June 5, a mob of 300 college students had barged into Ahmadi students’ rooms, beat them and threw their luggage out of their rooms. He alleged that the boarders also stole valuables of Ahmadi students. He said that the PMC principal had also ordered the Ahmadi students to return home till the matter cooled down.[/Quote]
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C06%5C08%5Cstory_8-6-2008_pg7_24
June 8, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Thanks Meer
August 30, 2008 at 4:06 pm
I have sympathy for the students who are victims of religious discrimination….Defining religion for political gains…in their own way…is the behaviour which is in the roots of our NAZRIA PAKISTAN, created by the fertile mind of Yahya’s Minister….
Meri Tamir mey Muzmir hai ik surat kharabi ki…
Everyone irrespective of religion should have all the rights of A Citizen…These so called THAIKAIDAR dont have the right to prevent someone from it…