A former Pakistani minister Monday
marched in the capital Islamabad to call for end to the U.S. drone strikes on
the eve of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s meeting with President Barack Obama.
Both leaders are scheduled to meet at the White House on
Wednesday and Mr Sharif says he will raise the issue of the U.S. drone strikes
in the country’s tribal regions.
Former Pakistani federal minister, Julius Salik, alone marched
towards the parliament building while bare-foot as a protest against the
American drone attacks in the Pakistani tribal regions.
Salik, also the Convener of the World Minorities Alliance, dressed
in black suit as sign of protest and to mourn the death of civilians in the U.S.
drone strikes.
He told reporters the march is aimed at inviting of
Secretary General United Nations, Pope and Bishop of Canterbury to use their
good offices to stop the U.S. drone attacks.
He was carrying a poster inscribed with slogan was “Obama: stop
drone attacks”. The poster had photos of President Obama and Prime Minister Nawaz
Sharif.
A police mobile car and an ambulance were moving with the
former minister during his three-hour protest march.
Salik said the protest he wants to invite attention of
President Obama to immediately stop drone attacks which he said are killing
innocent people.
No comments:
Post a Comment