Imran Khan condemns violence against Myanmar Muslims
Friday, July 27th, 2012 11:57:55 by Faisal Farooq
Expressing grief over reported atrocities committed against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has urged the international community to take notice of the situation.
The cricketer-turned-politician strongly condemned the violence carried out against Muslims in Myanmar (Burma).
The PTI issued a statement after local and international media reported widespread killings of Muslim community in Western part of the country.
The PTI chief observed, “Persecution of a particular community in such manner is blatant violation of fundamental humanitarian principles. Burmese government’s silence on mass killings of Rohingya Muslims is disturbing”.
Urging the Pakistani government to mobilize diplomatic efforts on urgent bases to stop the potential genocide of Muslims in Myanmar, Imran Khan asked why international human rights organizations are silent over the issue.
The former captain asked the national and international organizations to fight against the potential genocide of the community, saying that continued persecution of the community will fuel communal hatred both locally and internationally.
The PTI chief urged the international community to pressurize the Burmese government to take urgent measures for ending the massacre to avoid any confrontations among different ethnicities.
It is vital to mention here that Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Thursday condemned the killings of Rohingya Muslims in Burma, saying that the ruling junta must take serious actions against the violence.
The recent wave of violence reportedly erupted after the rape and murder of a Buddhist woman, allegedly by three Muslims, unleashed long-standing ethnic tensions.
According to Amnesty, most apprehensions appear to have arbitrary and discriminatory and there were credible reports of abuses including rape, destruction of property and unlawful killings by both Rakhine Buddhists and the security forces.
Due to decades of discrimination towards the Rohingyas, the United Nations termed it as one of the world’s most persecuted area for minorities.
The Muslims Rohingyas have lived in Burma for centuries, but in 1982, the then military ruler Ne Win stripped them of their citizenship. Thousands fled to Bangladesh where they live in pitiful camps.
A state of emergency was declared in the province while foreign media are still denied access to the conflict region.
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Posted by Faisal Farooq
on Jul 27 2012. Filed under Pakistan, Politics.
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This is truly unacceptable act. The persecution should end. International community should voice out against this brutal act.
No matter what trigger the violence, the killing of innocence people could not be justified. The Burma government should look into the matter and put every effort to end the chaos.
THIS IS TRULY UNACCEPTABLE TO GIVE THE PUNISHMENT OF THOSE THREE TO ALL OF THE INNOCENT MUSLIMS OR MAYBE THEY ARE NOT THE MUSLIMS THIS IS THE MAJOR FIGHT GOING ON FROM THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF MUSLIMS AND BUDDHISTS MAYBE THEY MADE A PLAN TO CLEAR OUT BURMA FROM MUSLIMS EVERY WHERE THESE TYPES OF CASES ARE SPREAD IN ALL OVER THE WORLD IN PAKISTAN THOUSANDS OF BUDDHISTS ARE LIVING THEY DO EVERY CRIME BUT AGAINST PAKISTANI GOVERNMENT GIVE THE PUNISHMENT TO WHOM WHO DESERVED THE PUNISHMENT MUSLIMS NEVER KILLED ANY BUDDHIST IN PAKISTAN BUT IF THIS VIOLENCE DID NOT STOP OR BURMAN GOVERNMENT DID NOT TAKE ANY ACTION ON THIS MASSACARE OF ROHINGYA AND MYAMMAR MUSLIMS THEN THEY DID NOT IMAGINE IF MUSLIMS TAKE A STAND THEN THERE IS NO PLACE TO HIDE FOR ANY BUDDHIST CAUSE EVERY ONE IS NOW EKNOWLEDGED THAT WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH MUSLIMS IN BURMA . I AM THE COMMON PERSON OF THIS COUNTRY IF I HAVE THESE TYPES OF THOUGHTS FOR MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS THEN THERE ARE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LIKE ME HAVE VERY WARM BLOOD THIS IS THE THREAT FOR BURMAN GOVERNMENT IF ANY THING HAPPENS THEN THEY ARE THE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERY THING
Muslims getting what they deserve in Burma.