ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army condemned the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Syed Munawar Hassan’s statement wherein he termed Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) Chief Hakimullah Mehsud as shaheed last week.
According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Pakistan Army media wing the statement is “is painful and unfortunate”.
By terming a terrorist a martyr, the JI chief has insulted the sacrifices made by the Pakistan Army, read a statement by the Inter Services Public relations (ISPR).
JI Chief Munawar Hasan had said that Hakimullah Mehsud, who had died in a US drone strike, was a martyr.
“Syed Munawar Hassan has tried to invent a logic based on his political convenience. Strong condemnation of his views from an overwhelming majority leaves no doubt in any one’s mind that all of us are very clear on what the state of Pakistan is and who are its enemies,” the ISPR press release stated.
“Sacrifices of our shuhada and their families need no endorsement from Syed Munawar Hassan and such misguided and self-serving statements deserve no comments,” the statement further read.
The ISPR statement said that the families of martyred army personnel and people who had lost their loved ones in the terrorist attacks demanded an “unconditional apology” from JI chief.
ISPR spokesperson Asim Bajwa also tweeted:
Strongly condemn misldg remarks by Munawar Hassan,declaring dead terrorists shaheed,insulting shahadat of innocent Pakistanis& AFsoldiers-1
— AsimBajwaISPR (@AsimBajwaISPR) November 10, 2013
Strong condemnation of his views from majority leaves no doubt ,all of us are clear on what state of Pakistan is &it’s enemies-2/5
— AsimBajwaISPR (@AsimBajwaISPR) November 10, 2013
coming from Ameer of JI, a party founded by Maulana Maududi, respected and revered for his services to Islam is painful and unfortunate-3/5
— AsimBajwaISPR (@AsimBajwaISPR) November 10, 2013
Sacrifices of our shuhada & their families need no endorsement from Munawar Hassan.Such misguided statements deserve no comments-4/5
— AsimBajwaISPR (@AsimBajwaISPR) November 10, 2013
people, whose loved ones laid down life fighting terrorist &families of shuhada of AF demand unconditional apology for hurting feelings-5/5
— AsimBajwaISPR (@AsimBajwaISPR) November 10, 2013
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