Days after Islamist outfit Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) unleashed violence and terror in a number of cities of the nation, movies have now surfaced on social media whereby Pakistani military personnel are seen threatening rebel in opposition to the federal government. The threats of mutiny come within the backdrop of the Pakistani authorities’s failure to expel the French ambassador from the nation.
On Sunday (April 18), journalist Taha Siddiqui shared a video of a Pakistani soldier cautioning the Imran Khan authorities over its crackdown on TLP. The man mentioned, “More than 45 lovers of the Prophet have died. I am calling upon you to enter the battlefield.” He has additionally requested the Pakistani Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to resolve the problem at hand. “If you don’t do this, then all forces including Pak Rangers, Pak FC, Pak Army, Punjab police and youngsters will hit the battlefield,” he threatened.
The Pakistani soldier added that every one of them are gulam (slaves) of Prophet Mohammed and are keen to sacrifice their lives in his honour. Quoting Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, he emphasised, “I am not miffed with the Yazidis for the Battle of Karbala but with the Kuffars (comparing Muslims to infidels who remained silent).” He mentioned that the Army is with the protectors of Islam (referring to Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan) and claimed that they’re pleased to die hundreds of thousands of occasions for the love of their Prophet Muhammad. “This uniform, and the flag is for the Prophet’s honour”, he reiterated.
This is REALLY scary. A #PakistanArmy soldier appeals to the military chief General Bajwa to cease motion in opposition to TLP. He says 45 lovers of Prophet have been killed. He additionally says if Bajwa doesnt intervene, then all serving troopers, who’re lovers of Mohammad, will go in the direction of mutiny pic.twitter.com/5AbB4fpjIL— Taha Siddiqui (@TahaSSiddiqui) April 18, 2021
“Gustaak-e-Nabi ki ek hi saza sarr tann se juda (The punishment for dishonouring our Prophet is separating the head from the body),” he continued. The Pakistani military personnel claimed that the Muslim ‘Ummah’ has come ahead after the French authorities insulted the Prophet and induced nice ache to Muslims.
He thanked the founding father of the hardline get together, Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi, for producing such Aashiq-e-Rasool (lovers of Prophet Muhammad). The man mentioned that Rizvi and different such Islamist organisations had requested the federal government to wage Jihad in opposition to France. “If you cannot do this, expel the ‘impure’ French ambassador from this land of the ‘pure’. This was the agreement between Rizvi and the government. However, after his death, the dates have been extended (to take this matter up before the Parliament),” he lamented.
🔴 [Part 2] Pakistan Army soldier questions: Despite settlement with TLP, why govt didn’t expel @FranceinPak ambassador over blasphemy #France govt dedicated. He alleges Pakistani govt is managed by Jews & Christians. He appeals everybody to hitch lovers of Prophet & protest pic.twitter.com/nX0XWtAzFn— Taha Siddiqui (@TahaSSiddiqui) April 18, 2021
“Then the government forged an agreement with Rizvi’s son (Saad Hussain). They had demanded an extension till April. But they arrested Saad Hussain and said that they cannot honour the agreement (made between Imran Khan and TLP). This is because we are the puppets and dogs of the Jews of the world. So when lovers of prophet hit the streets, the government cracked down on them with lathi-charge, firing, shelling and water cannons adulterated with acid.”
‘Why are you doing this to please infidels?’ asks Pakistani military personnel
In one other video shared by Kashmiri journalist Aditya Raj Kaul, one other Pakistani military personnel warned, “Please ask the Prime Minister to pull a chain on the ‘haramkhor kutta’ (unfaithful dogs) in the police force. They have thrashed our Ulemas (clerics). They have brutally assaulted a young boy today so much so that he has now been martyred. Allah is watching.”
Pakistan Army in rebel mode in opposition to Imran Khan after a number of radical TLP protesters killed by police and safety forces in Pakistan throughout protests. A soldier of the Pak Army asks Army Chief in a public video to ask Imran Khan to regulate his ‘dogs’ (Police) or face motion. pic.twitter.com/zq0E7YrXw1— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) April 18, 2021
He additional continued, “Why is Niazi (referring to Imran Khan) unleashing atrocities on our clerics? They talk about the protection and honour of Islam. They are asking you to get rid of the French dog (referring to the ambassador). Why are you not doing this? The French government has insulted our Prophet. Why don’t you remove him using government legislation?… Why are you doing this to please infidels? What will you answer to Allah? What will you answer to Prophet Muhammad (on the judgement day)?”
Pakistani military raised Islamist slogans alongside TLP
Despite the violence wrecked by the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan within the nation, the Pakistani military personnel have been seen elevating Islamist slogans together with the get together members. Journalist Shama Junejo tweeted, “This video gives a clear message to the world from our armed forces that where do they stand, who they are with, & what kind of social structure they will support in Pakistan. Yet we wonder about #FATF & being a high-risk country for the UK.”
The TLP protests
On Monday (April 12), violent protests broke out in a number of cities of Pakistan after safety forces arrested Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Saad Hussain Rizvi. TLP is a radical Islamist get together that was based in 2015 to forestall any adjustments to the prevailing blasphemy legislation within the nation.
In their constitution of calls for, TLP directed the ouster of the French ambassador inside 3 months. They demanded the discharge of arrested members of the TLP and mentioned that no additional instances ought to be registered in opposition to the get together’s staff. TLP additionally demanded that Pakistan wouldn’t appoint its ambassador to France, else they’d proceed their sit-in protests.
In a video message on Sunday (April 11), TLP chief Saad Hussain Rizvi urged his followers to protest and hit the roads in opposition to the federal government if calls for aren’t fulfilled. This name for a national protest led to his arrest at round 2 pm on Wahdat Road in Lahore. Following his arrest, a big mob of his supporters blocked the Grand Trunk Road at a number of junctions.
On April 16, the Imran Khan-led Pakistan authorities took the choice to close down social media web sites and messaging functions like WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter all through Pakistan from 11 AM to three PM, in accordance to Pakistani media sources. Meanwhile, the French embassy in Pakistan suggested all French residents and firms within the nation to briefly go away Pakistan which is looking at a violent civil struggle. This transfer comes within the wake of violent anti-France Islamist protests led by the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) affecting a number of elements of the nation.