The citizens of Islamabad are getting together at the International Post Office in F-7/2 (opposite FG College) at 5:30pm on 7th May (Thursday) to mail off letters to the President, PM, COAS, and CJ to urge them to continue targeted military action against the Taliban.
This is a continuation of the efforts of the citizens of Pakistan to rid their country of forces that threaten the core principles of liberty, equality, and democracy that they believe in and will fight for.
This will be a peaceful gathering. No speeches, no slogans. Placards will be available, but feel free to bring your own!
Come with your family, bring your friends….and spread the news! This is when we make a difference!
The text of the letter is given below. A similar letter was used in a letter mailing campaign organised by the citizens of Lahore last week.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. COPY/PASTE the text of the letter, and FILL IN YOUR INFORMATION at the bottom.
2. PRINT 4 copies of the letter.
3. PLACE them IN ENVELOPES and LABEL the envelopes with the addresses given below.
4. Get your envelopes STAMPED at the post office so that they are all ready to be mailed out.
Those of you who are not in town can still mail the letters directly at the addresses below.
THE LETTER:
Dear Mr. President,
We, the citizens of Pakistan, expect our government to deal with the extremists with a firm and effective strategy. We want the human rights of ALL citizens protected and the violators punished. We are dismayed at setting a precedence of giving into Taliban’s demands. They have proved themselves not to abide by any deal made with the government again and again. The government has to fulfill its responsibility of uprooting the network of extremists currently operative in different parts of the country, including FATA, Swat, Islamabad, South Punjab and Karachi. A short term fix has proved to give them legitimacy and allowed them to regroup and become stronger.
We demand that the Government takes full responsibility of protecting its citizens and punishing those who are breaking the law, burning schools down, humiliating citizens, destroying property, flogging people, attacking and killing security forces and killing innocent citizens including women and children. We want our country to be a stable, tolerant and progressive Pakistan as envisioned by its founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
We believe that any agreement signed at the point of a gun and under threats from violent extremists can never lead to a lasting and just peace. Since you signed the Regulation, the Taliban have not laid down their arms, questioned the legitimacy of the Parliament and Supreme Court, and declared the intent to impose their own brand of violent and brutal Sharia law not only in the rest of Pakistan but across the world! This is proof that the real aim of the Taliban is to seize power through brutal force and intimidation.
The collusion of some religious political parties and certain elements within the government machinery has resulted in strengthening the extremist elements in our country and propagated a ‘Jehadi’ mindset within parts of the society. This has also been a cause of mistrust among people for their own government and military. The government should scrutinize its own departments including military and other security forces and uproot such elements. Unless this is done, no Government strategy can be implemented effectively.
Mr. President, you must mobilize the state machinery and the people of Pakistan against the existential threat facing us. It is incumbent upon you to continue to use the Pakistan Army, in a targeted and swift manner, to aid a constitutionally elected government in establishing the writ of the State and to fully eradicate the networks of extremists settled well in different parts of the country.
You must urge the Supreme Court of Pakistan to exercise the full extent of its authority to safeguard the fundamental rights of all citizens including those in Swat.
We expect from you Mr. President, the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of Pakistan and the Chief of Army Staff to show your leadership and prove to us that this is a strong civil government which can protect its citizens from the menace of violent extremism.
Signed,
Name:
Address:
City:
Country:
Cc: Prime Minister, Pakistan
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Pakistan
Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan Army
THE ADDRESSES:
President of Pakistan
C/O
Secretary General to the President
President House
Constitution Avenue
Islamabad
Fax: +92-51-9207458
E-mail: publicmail@president.gov.pk
Prime Minister of Pakistan
C/O
Principal Secretary to the PM
Prime Minister’s Secretariat
Constitution Avenue - Islamabad
Fax: +92-51-9203529
E-mail: pspm@pmsectt.gov.pk
nsethi@pmsectt.gov.pk
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Pakistan
C/O
SC Registrar
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Constitution Avenue
Islamabad
Fax: +92-51-921 3452
E-mail: mail@supremecourt.gov.pk
Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan Army
C/O
DG ISPR
Inter Services Public Relations, Pakistan
Hilal Road, Rawalpindi, 46000
Fax: +92-51-9271601
E-mail: ispr@ispr.gov.pk
abbasather@hotmail.com
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